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Des ignated routes of the C alifornia National His toric Trail

Additional routes

C a lifo r n ia Tra il

S cale varies in this north-looking pers pective view s panning about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from eas t to wes t. Topography derives from G TOP O30 digital elevation data. Vertical exaggeration is us ed.

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W h eeler P eak 13063ft 3983m

M o un t N eb o 11877ft 3621m

K ing s Peak 13528ft 4124m

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C lo ud Peak 13187ft 4020m

Pikes P eak 14110ft 4302m

M ed ic in e B o w Peak 12013ft 3662m

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H arn ey P eak 7242ft 2208m

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W a lk e r R ive r S o no ra R o u te

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Ap p le g a te Tra il o r S o u th e rn R o a d to O re g o n

A p p le g a te Tra il o r S o uth e r n R o a d to O re g o n

S u b le t te C u to ff

H a st in g s C u to ff

S e m in o e C u to ff

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C h e ro k e e Tra il S o u t h e r n R o u te

C h e ro k e e Tra il N o rth e r n R o u t e

C h e ro k e e Tra il N o rt he r n R o u te

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C h e ro k e e Tra il C h e ro k e e Tra il

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B id w e ll B a rt le so n R o u te H a s t in g s C u to ff

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Fo rt C a sp a r/ U p p e r P la t te Fe rry a nd Fo rd

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M o rm o n Fe rry (18 49 )

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W illo w Sp ring s P ro sp e c t H ill

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S a le ra tus La k e D e vil’s G a te

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P a rt ing o f the W a ys

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B ig Sa nd y C ro ssing

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H um b o ld t B a r

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C a nyo nville P io ne e r P a rk

Lo w e r K la m a th R ive r C ro ssing

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D e e p H o le S p ring s

D o ub le H o t Sp ring s

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W illo w S p ring s

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H ig h R o c k C a nyo n

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M o rm o n S ta t io n

W o o d fo rd ’s S ta t io n

L itt le Lo st C a nyo n

U p p e r Le vitt M e a d o w

B ro w d e r F la t Ap p ro a c h to Fre m o nt La k e

Sutte r’s Fo rt

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R e lie f C a m p

H ub b s G ra ve S ite

B urst R o c k

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B e a r Va lle y

U nio n H o use

Jo hnso n R a nc h

La sse n R a nc h

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M e lissa C o ra y P e a k

W e st P a ss

H o p e Va lle y C a p le s La k e

C a rso n P a ss

Em ig ra nt Va lle y

D o nne r C a m p

D o n ne r P a ss

R o lle r P a ss

B e c k w o urth P a ss

P a rt ing o f the Truc k e e a nd C a rso n R o ute s

C a rlin C a nyo n

S o uth Fo rk o f the H um b o ld t R ive r G o rg e o ve rlo o k

S u lp hur H o t S p ring s

W a rm Sp ring s

H um b o ld t W e lls

F lo w e ry La k e S p ring s

M o und Sp ring s

B ig M o unta in P a ss

L itt le M o u nta in S um m it

T hre e C ro ssing s

R o c k y R id g e

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M e xic a n H ill R e g iste r C liff

W a rm Sp ring s C a nyo n

G ue rnse y R uts

Ind e p e nd e nc e C o u rtho use Sq ua re C o m p le x

R ic e - Tre m o nti H o m e Sa nta Fe Tra il P a rk R uts

U p p e r Ind e p e nd e nc e La nd ing

E ig hty- fifth S tre e t R u ts

H e a rt G ro ve C a m p g ro und

M ino r P a rk R e d B rid g e C ro ssing o f the B ig B lue R ive r

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B lue J a c k e t C ro ssing s

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P e lla n t R uts

C o o n C re e k / M a rsha ll G ra ve S c o tt S p ring

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H o lle nb e rg S ta t io n

B la c k Ve rm illio n C ro ssing

C le a r C re e k Sw a leR o c k C re e k S ta t io n

M ilita ry R o a d R uts

G e o rg e W inslo w G ra ve

C ro ssing o f the E lk ho rn R ive r

Lo w e r Lo up R ive r Fo rd

T he N a rro w s

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U p p e r C ro ssing o f the S o u th P la t te R ive r

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C him ne y R o c k

S c o tts B luff/ M itc he ll P a ss

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H o rse C re e k Tre a ty G ro und s

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T h irty- tw o M ile S ta t io n

K a nsa s R ive r C ro ssing

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