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The South Warner Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area 12 miles (19 km) east of Alturas, California, United States. It encompasses more than 70,000 acres (283 km 2) of the Warner Mountains. It is within the Modoc National Forest and managed by the US Forest Service.
Interprets the 1877 mansion that housed 13 of California's governors and their families from 1903 to 1967. [88] Gray Whale Cove State Beach: State beach San Mateo: 3.1 1.3 1966 Embraces a steep-walled cove, near the Devil's Slide, where gray whales are often seen close to shore. [89] Great Valley Grasslands State Park: State park Merced: 2,826 ...
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in northeastern California. It is next to the South Fork of the Pit River in Modoc County, southeast of Alturas. [2] The area was first claimed by the Dorris Family in 1870 under the first of the federal Homestead Acts.
Modoc National Forest was established as the Modoc Forest Reserve on November 29, 1904, by the United States General Land Office.It was named for the Modoc people who traditionally had their territory in this area.
At the time of European encounter, the Modoc people lived in what is now northern California, near Lost River and Tule Lake. The county was named after them. [6]: 216 The Achomawi (or Pit River Indians, for which the Pit River is named), and the Paiute also lived in the area. [6]: 216 To the north were the Klamath in present-day Oregon.
The Alturas Indian Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Achomawi Indians in California. The tribe controls a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) reservation near Alturas, California, in Modoc County. Tribal enrollment is estimated at 15. [1] The tribe operates the Desert Rose Casino and the Rose Cafe in Alturas. [2]
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Surprise Valley is an endorheic valley in extreme northeastern California, about 60 miles in length from north to south. Locals refer to the area as the Tricorner Region because of the region's location at the intersection of California, Oregon, and Nevada state lines. The valley is east of the Modoc County seat of Alturas.