Dutch Flat in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Truckee Trail - Camel’s Hump
Photographed by Cory Waters, July 8, 2026
1. Truckee Trail - Camel’s Hump Marker
“Today our road has been over a high ridge often leading over elevated peaks difficult of ascent & descent & into ravines which it seemed impossible ever to get into without rolling from top to bottom.”
- William Edwin Chamberlain, Aug 14, 1849
Erected 2007 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number T-55.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Trails West Inc., and the Truckee Trail series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1849.
Location. 39° 13.049′ N, 120° 51.001′ W. Marker is in Dutch Flat, California, in Placer County. It is on Lowell Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grass Valley CA 95945, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dutch Flat (approx. one mile away); Adobe Store Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hydraulic Mining (approx. 2½ miles away); Chinese Railroad Workers (approx. 2.6 miles away); Gold Run (approx. 3 miles away); Truckee Trail - Steep Hollow Descent (approx. 3 miles away); Julius Albert Apperson (approx. 7 miles away); The History of This Area (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dutch Flat.
Photographed by Cory Waters, July 8, 2026
2. Truckee Trail - Camel’s Hump Marker
Photographed by Cory Waters, July 8, 2026
3. Truckee Trail - Camel’s Hump Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2026, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on July 9, 2026, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2026, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
