
Get There
Along I-80 @ Exit 292, 10 miles west of Elko.

City
Elko
Region
Northern
Not signed
No signs exist for this marker.
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Easy to spot from the off-ramp. Park directly next to the marker!
Exact Description
Across the Humboldt Valley southward from this point, a deeply incised canyon is seen opening into the valley. Through that canyon along the South Fork of the Humboldt ran the disaster-laden route called the Hastings Cutoff. It joined the regular Fort Hall route running on both sides of the Humboldt here.
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The canyon was first traversed in 1841 by the Bartleson-Bidwell Party, the earliest organized California emigrant group. In 1846 Lansford Hastings guided a party through this defile of the South Fork and out along the Humboldt. The ill-fated Reed Donner Party followed later the same year.​
Street View

Marker 3 in beautiful condition as of 2019.


This one is just off the interstate. Notice the 80 in the background.

Marker 3 in beautiful condition as of 2019.
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