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Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
| 0.0
(86.0) |
0.0
(53.4) |
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State flower is the California Poppy. |
| 0.0
(86.0) |
0.0
(53.4) |
View from highway - Photo Weed - Klamath Falls, highway sign
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City of Weed, California. Junction of Highway #97 & Interstate #5, Exit #748. North to Klamath Falls, Bend, OR. Access to the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway - California / Oregan, highway #97. Volcanic Landscape California's Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway stretches from Mount Lassen in Northern California to the California-Oregon border. The byway travels through or near dense forests, broad wetlands and habitat areas, pastoral grasslands, farms and ranches.
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| 0.0
(86.0) |
0.0
(53.4) |
Junction of Interstate #5
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City of Weed, California. The City of Weed is nestled on the western slopes of Mount Shasta in Northern California at an elevation of 3,467 feet. Weed is located near the mid-point of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway.
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| 0.1
(85.9) |
0.1
(53.4) |
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View from highway. |
| 0.7
(85.3) |
0.4
(53.0) |
Alamo Ave
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West side of highway. Access to city business area. |
| 0.8
(85.2) |
0.5
(52.9) |
View from highway.
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Looking north at Mount Shasta, California. |
| 1.5
(84.5) |
0.9
(52.5) |
Lincoln Ave
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| 1.9
(84.1) |
1.2
(52.3) |
Boy Road
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West side of highway. California Street-East side of highway. |
| 3.4
(82.6) |
2.1
(51.3) |
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View from highway. |
| 4.7
(81.3) |
2.9
(50.5) |
Roadside turnout
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Paved, both sides of highway. |
| 6.3
(79.7) |
3.9
(49.5) |
Access to R.V. park
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East side of highway. |
| 6.9
(79.1) |
4.3
(49.2) |
Junction of Highway #A29
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Access to Lake Shasta. |
| 7.8
(78.2) |
4.8
(48.6) |
Roadside turnout
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Gravel, no services - East side of highway. |
| 9.5
(76.5) |
5.9
(47.5) |
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Roadside turnout, gravel, no services - East side of highway. Photo taken from roadside turnout looking South at the Trinity Mountain Range. |
| 9.8
(76.2) |
6.1
(47.4) |
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Looking West at Lake Shastina from Roadside turnout. |
| 10.1
(75.9) |
6.3
(47.2) |
Roadside turnout
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Gravel, no services - East side of highway. |
| 13.4
(72.6) |
8.3
(45.1) |
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View from highway. |
| 15.1
(70.9) |
9.4
(44.1) |
Roadside turnout
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Large gravel turnout, no services - East side of highway. |
| 15.2
(70.8) |
9.4
(44.0) |
Point of Information
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Crossing Whitney Creek. |
| 15.5
(70.5) |
9.6
(43.8) |
Point of Interest
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Elevation 4000 ft. |
| 19.2
(66.8) |
11.9
(41.5) |
Junction of County Highway #A12
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West to community of Grenada, California -18 miles, Yreka-29 miles. |
| 20.7
(65.3) |
12.9
(40.6) |
Roadside turnout
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Large, paved turnout - West side of highway. |
| 21.1
(64.9) |
13.1
(40.3) |
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View from highway. |
| 23.1
(62.9) |
14.4
(39.1) |
Military Pass Road
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| 23.6
(62.4) |
14.7
(38.8) |
Klamath National Forest
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Southern boundary. The Klamath National Forest covers an area of 1,700,000 acres located in Siskiyou County, Northern California and Jackson County, Oregon. The forest comprises some five wilderness areas, Marble Mountain, Russian Wilderness Area, Trinity Alps, Red Buttes Wilderness Area and Siskiyou Wilderness Area.
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| 26.1
(59.9) |
16.2
(37.2) |
Dear Mountain Road
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Access to snowmobile park - West side of highway. |
| 26.4
(59.6) |
16.4
(37.0) |
Access to lodging
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East side of highway. |
| 26.8
(59.2) |
16.7
(36.8) |
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View from highway. |
| 28.3
(57.7) |
17.6
(35.9) |
View of Mount Shasta from highway
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Looking South from highway at Mount Shasta, California. |
| 30.1
(55.9) |
18.7
(34.7) |
Roadside turnout vista scenic lookout
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West side of highway. |
| 30.6
(55.4) |
19.0
(34.4) |
Point of Interest
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Elevation 5000 ft. |
| 31.5
(54.5) |
19.6
(33.9) |
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Grass Lake Summit - elevation 5101 ft. |
| 34.3
(51.7) |
21.3
(32.1) |
Roadside turnout
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Rest area, toilets, picnic tables - West side of highway. |
| 35.4
(50.6) |
22.0
(31.4) |
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View from highway. |
| 39.9
(46.1) |
24.8
(28.6) |
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View from highway. |
| 43.8
(42.2) |
27.2
(26.2) |
Junction of National Forest Roadway
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East to communities of Bray, California - 7 miles and Tennant, California - 13 miles. |
| 47.5
(38.5) |
29.5
(23.9) |
Point of Information
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Mount Hebron Summit - elevation 5202 ft. |
| 48.4
(37.6) |
30.1
(23.4) |
Klamath National Forest
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Northern boundary (the land of many uses). |
| 49.2
(36.8) |
30.6
(22.9) |
Point of Interest
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Elevation 5000 ft. |
| 53.9
(32.1) |
33.5
(19.9) |
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View from highway. |
| 55.4
(30.6) |
34.4
(19.0) |
Point of Information
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Welcome to Butte Valley, California. Butte Valley, a valley of approximately 80,000 acres is found at the northern tip of California, nestled between the slopes of magnificent Mt. Shasta to the south and the Great Klamath Basin on the North. |
| 57.2
(28.8) |
35.5
(17.9) |
Access to community of Mount Hebron, California
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East of highway, 3 miles. |
| 57.7
(28.3) |
35.9
(17.6) |
Access to Goosenest National Forest Ranger Station
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West of highway. |
| 63.6
(22.4) |
39.5
(13.9) |
Community of MacDoel, California
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Services at highway - West side. |
| 68.0
(18.0) |
42.3
(11.2) |
View from highway
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Butte Valley National Grassland. The area is located in the Klamath River basin at an elevation of approximately 4200 ft. The area includes 3,000 acre (12 km²) Meiss Lake and sweeping views of the Cascade Range and Mount Shasta. |
| 70.9
(15.1) |
44.1
(9.4) |
Access to Butte Valley Airport
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West side of highway. |
| 71.7
(14.3) |
44.6
(8.9) |
Access to Meiss Lake, California
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West of highway. Meiss Lake, in the west central part of Butte Valley, is the remnant of a large lake that once occupied the entire valley when temperatures were cooler and melt water from receding glaciers filled the numerous basins in northern California. |
| 79.7
(6.3) |
49.5
(3.9) |
View from highway - Photo Dorris highway sign
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Community of Dorris, California - elevation 4238 ft. The city of Dorris boasts having The Tallest Flagpole West of the Mississippi River. |
| 80.2
(5.8) |
49.8
(3.6) |
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View from highway. |
| 80.4
(5.6) |
50.0
(3.5) |
Services at highway
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Fuel - both sides of highway. |
| 80.5
(5.5) |
50.0
(3.4) |
Visitor Information
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East side of highway. |
| 81.6
(4.4) |
50.7
(2.7) |
Access to R.V. park
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West side of highway. |
| 82.6
(3.4) |
51.3
(2.1) |
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View from highway. |
| 85.0
(1.0) |
52.8
(0.6) |
Junction of Highway #162
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East to community of Tulelake, California. Tulelake is the Horseradish Capital of the World. Access to Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, West side of highway. Established in 1928, Tule Lake Refuge encompasses 39,116 acres of mostly open water and croplands. Access to Lava Beds National Monument. Over the last half-million years, volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake shield volcano created an incredibly rugged landscape punctuated by cinder cones, lava flows, spatter cones, lava tube caves and pit craters. These lava tube caves, of which there are more than 500 in the Monument, are a favorite underground destination for visitors to explore. |
| 86.0
(0.0) |
53.4
(0.0) |
Welcome to Oregon.
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California/Oregon State Line. North to city of Klamath Falls. Start/finish of Highway Travel Guide. For continuance of this highway, see Milebymile.com - Oregon Highway #97. Highway Travel Guide - Oregon/California State Line to City of Bend. - Se
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