This marker commemorates the early pioneers who crossed the peak of Mt. Lassen in 1852. Mt. Lassen sits at 10,451 feet. In May 1852, William H. Noble led emigrants through the Sierra via a wagon road. The pass linked the Humboldt-Nevada Road with Shasta and Northern California, and it was on this pass that the emigrants first looked at Sacramento Valley.
The previous year, Noble had seen the pass and recognized that it would work well for commercial use. He and a few other men convinced emigrants to start taking the pass in 1852. Because of his discovery and convincing pioneers to actually use the pass, it eventually became known as Noble Pass.
Historical Marker Inscription
Chaos Crags
Mt. Lassen
Mt. Lassen
10,451 Feet
This tablet marks the route of those early pioneers who, in 1852, first went over
The Noble Pass
Linking the Humboldt-Nevada Road with Shasta and Northern California, and their road is followed at this locality by
The Park Highway
Dedicated to the Pioneers of Northern California by Mr. & Mrs. B. F. Loomis
Sponsored by the Shasta Historical Society
MCMXXXI
Location
40° 33’ 29.058” N, 121° 31’ 54.528” W
Lassen Volcanic National Park Hwy, Shingletown, CA 96088, United States
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