Near Old Station in Lassen County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nobles Trail - Butte Creek Meadow

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 9, 2016

1. Nobles Trail - Butte Creek Meadow Marker

Inscription. "Day pleasant. Road has been excellent ... Has led us through beautiful glades and plains ... Tonight we camped at 'Butte Creek' a fine little stream with abundance." Benjamin Franklin Ruggles, Aug 15, 1859

Erected 2006 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number N-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Nobles Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 15, 1859.

Location. 40° 38.356′ N, 121° 17.051′ W. Marker is near Old Station, California, in Lassen County. It is on Forest Road 32N21 half a mile south of California Route 44, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Station CA 96071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Modoc Plateau

and in the Shasta Cascade.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

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and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nobles Trail - Butte Creek (approx. 3.8 miles away); Nobles Trail - Snow Capped Mountains (approx. 5.4 miles away); Nobles Trail - Poison Lake (approx. 6.2 miles away); Nobles Trail - Devil's Half Acre (approx. 7 miles away); Nobles Trail - Hat Creek Rim (approx. 7.4 miles away); Lightning Sparks Change (approx. 7.7 miles away); Nobles Trail - Dry Valley (approx. 7.8 miles away); Old Station Post Office (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Station.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 9, 2016

2. Nobles Trail - Butte Creek Meadow Marker

Forest Service Road 32N21 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 9, 2016

3. Forest Service Road 32N21

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.