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

Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Hill

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

1. Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Hill

Inscription. "We came to what is called Peavine Hill, and found a long steep descent, but we got down without difficulty, and nooned near an excellent spring (Granite Springs)"

J. Robert Brown, Sep 30, 1856

Erected 2022 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number JC-17.)

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 September 30, 1856.

Location. 38° 47.296′ N, 120° 20.694′ W. Marker is near Pollock Pines, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Forest Service Road 11N99 0.3 miles east of Granite Springs Road, on the left when traveling east. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Webster’s (approx. 2.2 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Sear's Post (approx. 3.1 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Ridge (approx. 5.4 miles away); Riverton Bridge (approx. 5.7 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Ascent to the Summit (approx. 7.3 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Bartlett Bridge (approx. 9.7 miles away);

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Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond (approx. 10.2 miles away); Strawberry Valley House (approx. 10.6 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. 5.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Eldorado National Forest in El Dorado County. The county is spelled with two words (El Dorado). The national forest is spelled with one word (Eldorado).

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

2. Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Hill

The forest is still recovering from the Freds Fire which burned approximately 7,700 acres in the Eldorado National Forest and on private timberlands in October 2004.

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 273 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.