Historic

Kyburz Flat Interpretive Site

Sierra County, CA

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Kyburz Flat on Tahoe National Forest has a short boardwalk and signed stops covering Washoe-associated cupule petroglyphs, a Henness Pass emigrant waystation, and early twentieth-century sheep-camp remains. The Forest Service manages and interprets the site for public visits off SR 89 near Sierraville.

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RegionSierra County, CA
Coordinates (approx.)39.5056, -120.2406
ARPACultural sites and artifacts are protected by federal law (ARPA/NHPA) — stay on established routes, touch and remove nothing, and follow the managing agency's and the affiliated tribe's guidance on access.

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