1852 Nobles Road

Contributed by Steve F. Russell

The road pioneered by William Nobles between Rye Patch Reservoir and Shasta, California was advertised as the being shorter and more practical than any other roads to the northern gold fields. From a topographical perspective, it seems to have lived up to that reputation being shorter than either the route of Donner Pass or the Lassen Route. Its highest elevation, at Cinder Cone and Painted Dunes, was 6437 feet. The elevation at Nobles Pass was 6230 feet, and the length of the trail was 204.2 topographic miles.

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1852 Nobles Trail

Topics

Google Maps Route Center Line Lewis and Clark Trail Oregon-California Trails Lolo Trail Nee-Me-Poo National Historic Trail Mullan Road Trail Inventory Other Bird-Truax Trail Fur Trade Carroll Trail Methodology Old North Trail The Wilderness Road

Contributors

Steve F. Russell Kristopher K. Townsend US National Park Service (LCNHT) Robert H. Dunsmore Richard S. Buswell Merle Wells Larry Jones John (Jack) P. Harlan Martin Plamondon II James D. Harlan Ralph Saunders David and Sue Eakin Raymond Borchers