Near South Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Luther Pass Trail - Enter Lake Valley

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 21, 2022

1. Luther Pass Trail - Enter Lake Valley

Inscription. "After passing over this summit [Luther Pass] we enter Lake Valley [Lake Tahoe Basin]. Here we are camped, grass scarce. We had the roughest road down the mountain I ever saw." - John W. Powell, Sep 3, 1859

Erected 2013 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number LP-4.)

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 September 3, 1859.

Location. 38° 47.8′ N, 120° 1.183′ W. Marker is near South Lake Tahoe, California, in El Dorado County. It is on South Upper Truckee Road one mile west of California Route 89, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: South Lake Tahoe CA 96150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Echo Summit (approx. 1.4 miles away); Luther Pass Trail - Prepared for the Ascent (approx. 2.1 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Ascent of Johnson Pass (approx. 2.1 miles away); Luther Pass Trail - Came to Grass Lake (approx. 2.8 miles away); Luther Pass Trail - Luther Pass (approx. 4 miles away);

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Yank’s Station (approx. 4.1 miles away); John (Snowshoe) Thompson (approx. 4.1 miles away); Yank’s Added Station (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Lake Tahoe.

Luther Pass Trail Marker 4 of 5 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 21, 2022

2. Luther Pass Trail Marker 4 of 5

South Upper Truckee Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 21, 2022

3. South Upper Truckee Road

South Upper Truckee Road (Luther Pass Trail) between Luther Pass markers LP-4 and LP-5.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. 3. submitted on December 11, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.