Thomas-Wright Battlefield Trail

Trail in Lava Beds · Tulelake, California

1.5 mi · 56 ft gain · 32m · Loop.

An easy interpretive walk across brushy volcanic terrain near Black Crater to a viewpoint over the site of a Modoc War battle where Modoc fighters defeated U.S. Army troops in 1873.

Trailhead: 41.7693, -121.5395.

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