6/12/2002

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Old Alturas Hwy (Co Rd 114), 0.7 mi N of intersection with Hwy 139, 12 mi SE of Tule Lake
  • Plaque:
    No Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    6/12/2002
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    6/12/2002
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 41 51.240, W 121 18.863

About this landmark

From the state:
John C. Frémont's expedition from Fort Sutter to Upper Klamath Lake, which included Kit Carson and other scouts, camped here May 1-4, 1846. They were the first non-Indians ever to pass this way.