Near Carlin in Elko County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
California Trail - Carlin Canyon
Photographed by Alvis Hendley, July 14, 2010
1. California Trail - Carlin Canyon Marker
Erected 1999 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number C-39.)
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, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 3, 1852.
Location. 40° 43.616′ N, 116° 0.545′ W. Marker is near Carlin, Nevada, in Elko County. It is on Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is near the Carlin Tunnel on I-80, but the route to the marker, while simple, is circuitous. Take I-80 Exit 282 to Chestnut Street which runs parallel to I-80 on the south side. Travel east on Chestnut Street toward the Carlin Tunnel for about 3.5 miles where Chestnut Street curves under I-80 and enters Carlin Canyon. Drive another 1.5 miles to the marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:
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Regionally, this marker is in Elko Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carlin Canyon (approx. 0.6 miles away); The California Emigrant Trail Interpretive Center (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Humboldt River Highway (approx. 5.3 miles away); About Your Journey (approx. 5.3 miles away); The End of the Hastings Cutoff (approx. 5.3 miles away); Marking Time (approx. 5.3 miles away); California Trail - Greenhorn Cutoff (approx. 5.3 miles away); Hoppe-Lienhard Wagon Group (approx. 5.4 miles away).
Photographed by Alvis Hendley, July 14, 2010
2. Carlin Canyon Marker and Humboldt River
Photographed by Alvis Hendley, July 14, 2010
3. Carlin Canyon
"One has a feeling very near bordering on fear as he passes under those precipices...."
Photographed by Alvis Hendley, July 14, 2010
4. The Road in Carlin Canyon
Photographed by Alvis Hendley, July 14, 2010
5. The Humboldt River in Carlin Canyon
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 819 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
