Near Tule Lake in Modoc County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Burnett Cutoff - Muddy Waters

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2015

1. Burnett Cutoff - Muddy Waters Marker

Inscription. "We passed over ... smooth prairie for some distance. One evening we encamped at what was then called Goose Lake (at Copic Bay). It being late in the season, the water in the lake was very low, muddy, and almost putrid." Peter Burnett, Oct 1848
Guidebook available
Trails West Inc., P.O. Box 12045, Reno, NV 89510

Erected 2013 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number BC-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Lassen Trail and Burnett Cutoff, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1848.

Location. 41° 50.708′ N, 121° 18.598′ W. Marker is near Tule Lake, California, in Modoc County. It is at the intersection of Old Alturas Highway (County Route 140) and California Route 139, on the right when traveling north on Old Alturas Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 Old Alturas Highway, Tulelake CA 96134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Modoc Plateau

and in the Shasta

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Cascade.

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: Battle of Land's Ranch (approx. half a mile away); Burnett Cutoff - Over a Prairie (approx. 3.3 miles away); Warm Springs Indians (approx. 3.7 miles away); Captain Jack’s Stronghold (approx. 3.7 miles away); Canby’s Cross (approx. 3.7 miles away); Battle of Dry Lake Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Petroglyph Point (approx. 4.2 miles away); Raptors - Birds of Prey (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 20, 2015

2. Burnett Cutoff - Muddy Waters Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 521 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.