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Near Weed in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock

 
 
Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 10, 2016
1. Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock Marker
Inscription. "Stop at Sheep Rock  Here is ceder [sic] and pine   Large strait [sic] and tall Now this is a large rocky region where the mountain sheep abounds   Deer and antelope to[sic]" - Sophronia Helen Stone, Sep 22, 1852
 
Erected 2008 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number Y-13.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Trails West Inc., and the Yreka Trail series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1852.
 
Location. 41° 33.624′ N, 122° 12.616′ W. Marker is near Weed, California, in Siskiyou County. Marker can be reached from U.S. 97, 0.2 miles north of Military Pass Road when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Weed CA 96094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Emigrant Trail (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock Springs (approx. 2.1 miles away); Mount Shasta (approx. 3.9 miles away); Yreka Trail - Down hill to Sheep Rock (approx. 3.9 miles away); Yreka Trail – A Splendid Cite (approx. 4 miles away); Yreka Trail - A Big Meadow (approx.
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6.9 miles away); Yreka Trail - The Snelling Ranch (approx. 7.4 miles away); Dwinnell Dam (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weed.
 
More about this marker. This portion of the trail is where the original 1852 trail route merged with its replacement route from 1854 and headed northwest and along the south edge of Sheep Rock towards marker Y-14. The driving guidebook for the Yreka Trail also mentions a later Lockhart Wagon Road merging with the trail at this point. Original sections of the trail can still be seen along this route as it heads west towards marker Y-14 (although its on private property).
 
Regarding Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock. Trails West, Inc. sells a driving guidebook titled A Guide to the Yreka Trail which provides maps and additional history on the Yreka Trail as it passed through designated marker locations. Purchasing this guidebook prior to visiting the Yreka Trail markers is highly encouraged to gain a better experience of the history of this historic trail.
 
Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 10, 2016
2. Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock Marker
Mount Shasta and Shastina image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 10, 2016
3. Mount Shasta and Shastina
To visit this marker, park in a small lot on the northwestern side of US 97 opposite the intersection of US 97 and Military Pass Road.

At the far end of the parking lot is a green gate which marks the beginning of a trail. Follow the trail about three hundred yards to the marker.

Because part of the trail has deep, soft sand, walking is advised.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2016, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on June 21, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2016, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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