Near Shingletown in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nobles Trail - Foot of the Mountain Station

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, September 25, 2013

1. Nobles Trail - Foot of the Mountain Station Marker

Inscription. This site was an early stopping place for emigrants using the Nobles Trail and became a stage and freighting station established by William W. L. Smith in 1858. Site of Foot of the Mountain Station is one mile north of Dersch Road.

Erected 2008 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number N-57.)

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 year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 40° 29.368′ N, 122° 3.797′ W. Marker is near Shingletown, California, in Shasta County. It can be reached from Dersch Road 2.6 miles south of California Route 44, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shingletown CA 96088, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Shasta Cascade.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

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on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dersch Homestead (approx. 4.6 miles away); Nobles Trail - Bear Creek (approx. 4.7 miles away); Inwood School (approx. 5 miles away); Nobles Trail – Charley’s Ranch (approx. 5.6 miles away); Charlie’s Place (approx. 5.8 miles away); Balls Ferry (approx. 8.4 miles away); Fort Reading. (approx. 8.8 miles away); Nobles Trail - Shingletown (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shingletown.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, September 25, 2013

2. Nobles Trail - Foot of the Mountain Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.