5/17/2007

5/17/2007

5/17/2007

5/17/2007

5/17/2007

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Emigrant Gap Vista Point, I-80 westbound (PM 55.5), Emigrant Gap
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    5/24/1997
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    5/17/2007
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 39 17.957, W 120 40.368

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Emigrant Gap
The spring of 1845 saw the first covered wagons to surmount the Sierra Nevada mountains. They left this valley, ascended to the ridge and turned westward to Old Emigrant Gap. The wagons were lowered by ropes to the floor of Bear Valley. Hundreds followed, before, during, and after the gold rush. This was a hazardous portion of the overland emigrant trail.