Near Lee Vining in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Grave of Adeline Carson Stilts

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2011

1. Grave of Adeline Carson Stilts Marker

Inscription. In sight of this location is the grave of Adeline Carson Stilt, daughter of scout, guide and explorer Kit Carson. Called “Prairie Flower” by her father, and considered to be his favorite child, she came to the gold site of “Mono Diggins’” with her husband in about 1858. She died in the winter of 1859, at the age of 21, at the home of her friends, known as the Wilson Ranch.

Erected 1973 by E Clampus Vitus, Bodie Chapter No. 64/Mono County Board of Supervisors.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 38° 0.525′ N, 119° 9.278′ W. Marker is near Lee Vining, California, in Mono County. It is on Three Flags Highway (State Highway 395) south of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is 4 miles north of the town of Lee Vining. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 55620 Highway 395, Lee Vining CA 93541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

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: Sheriff James P. Dolan (approx. 2½ miles away); Avalanche of 1911 (approx. 2.8 miles away); Upside-Down House (approx. 4 miles

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away); Lee Vining (approx. 4.1 miles away); From Scrubland to Ranchland (approx. 4.2 miles away); The De Chambeau Family (approx. 4.2 miles away); De Chambeau Ranch (approx. 4.2 miles away); Mono Diggins (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lee Vining.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2011

2. Grave of Adeline Carson Stilts Marker

View From Behind Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lester J Letson, September 8, 2012

3. View From Behind Marker

View of Mono Lake from behind the Adeline Carson Stilts marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 3,469 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on September 10, 2012, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.