Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Modoc County

Burnett Cutoff Trail Marker 5: Across Barren Ground

Burnett Cutoff Trail Marker 5: Across Barren Ground 17 October 2016
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Burnett Cutoff Trail Marker 5
Across Barren Ground
State Route 139

The marker reads:

Burnett Cutoff - Across Barren Ground

Burnett's Road - Hunters skirted the lava fields to the west as they headed southerly. They crossed dry lake, which had only scattered ponds of water, and entered an area of scattered brush and rocky ridges.

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