Near Pollock Pines in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Johnson Cutoff - Sear's Post

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

1. Johnson Cutoff - Sear's Post

Inscription. "The scenery is magnificent but it would be some task to come over these mountains with wagons. We saw any amount of grizzly bear tracks today." - George Washington King, June 6, 1853

Erected 2021 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number JC-18.)

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 series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1852.

Location. 38° 47.833′ N, 120° 24.083′ W. Marker is near Pollock Pines, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Peavine Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is 130 feet from the intersection of Peavine Ridge Road and Icehouse Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pollock Pines CA 95726, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Ridge (approx. 2.2 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Hill (approx. 3.1 miles away); Riverton Bridge (approx. 3.1 miles away); Webster’s (approx. 5.1 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Bartlett Bridge (approx. 6.9 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond (approx. 7.4 miles

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away); Carson Trail - Junction (approx. 8.4 miles away); Cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pollock Pines.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Moore’s (Riverton) (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

2. Johnson Cutoff - Sear's Post

Peavine Ridge Road at the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

3. Peavine Ridge Road at the Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 17, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.