Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Burned Wagons Point

Photographed By Craig Baker, March 29, 2022

1. Burned Wagons Point Marker

Inscription. Near this monument, Jayhawker group of Death Valley Forty-Niners, gold seekers from middle west, who entered Death Valley in 1849 seeking short route to mines of Central California, burned their wagons, dried the meat of some oxen and, with surviving animals, struggled westward on foot.

Erected 1949 by California Centennials Commission. Death Valley 49'ers, Inc. (Marker Number 441.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 36° 36.401′ N, 117° 8.766′ W. Marker is in Death Valley National Park, California, in Inyo County. It is in Stovepipe Wells. Marker is on U.S. 190, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Death Valley CA 92328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Road To Adventure (within shouting distance of this marker); Eichbaum Toll Road (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Death Valley’s First Tourist Resort (about 600 feet away); Devil’s Cornfield (approx. 4.2 miles away); Old Stovepipe Wells (approx. 5.2 miles

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away); An Architectural Heritage (approx. 8.8 miles away); Skidoo Mill (approx. 11.8 miles away); Skidoo (approx. 11.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Death Valley National Park.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. - “Survivors of Death Valley in 1849”

Photographed By Trev Meed, November 6, 2009

2. Burned Wagons Point Marker

Vintage Postcard of the Marker image. Click for full size.

courtesy Colorpicture Publishers

3. Vintage Postcard of the Marker

Description on Postcard:
Alongside Stove Pipe Wells Hotel in Death Valley National Monument is the "Burnt Wagons" Monument. It marks the area where distraught members of the gold-seeking Jayhawkers party of 1849 burned their wagons and set off on foot after killing some of their oxen and drying the meat.

Photographed By Craig Baker, March 30, 2022

4. Street Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2015, by Trev Meed of Round Mountain, Nevada. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2. submitted on October 9, 2015, by Trev Meed of Round Mountain, Nevada. 3. submitted on October 12, 2015. 4. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.