Near Old Station in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nobles Trail – Third Nobles Pass

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2012

1. Nobles Trail – Third Nobles Pass Marker

Inscription. “We had at starting 5 miles up-hill travel mostly of a gradual ascent. This brought us to the summit of the hill from which Sacramento Valley may be seen.” Allen J. Tyrell, Sep 14, 1860

Erected 2006 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number N-48.)

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, the Nobles Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1871.

Location. 40° 33.734′ N, 121° 34.573′ W. Marker is near Old Station, California, in Shasta County. It is on California Route 44/89, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located at Eskimo Hill Summit. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Station CA 96071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Shasta Cascade.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: People of the Land (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Crossroads Gateway (approx. 1.2 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 1.9 miles away); Loomis Legacy (approx. 1.9 miles away); Nobles Trail - Manzanita Creek (approx.

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2 miles away); Mt. Lassen/The Noble Pass/The Park Highway (approx. 2.4 miles away); Nobles' Emigrant Trail (approx. 2.4 miles away); Nobles Trail - Table Mountain (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Nobles Trail - Trails West. In the spring of 1852, William Nobles convinced the merchants of Shasta City, near present day Redding, California, that he had discovered a viable wagon road to their thriving town. Nobles proceeded to show them the new wagon route that initially branched off the Applegate Trail at Black Rock and headed southwest across the Black Rock and Smoke Creek Deserts to Honey Lake Valley and Susanville. (Submitted on August 6, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2012

2. Nobles Trail – Third Nobles Pass Marker

Eskimo Hill Summit image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2012

3. Eskimo Hill Summit

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.