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    The Modoc Plateau lies in the northeast corner of California as well as parts of Oregon and Nevada. Nearly 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of the Modoc National...
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    of the Plateau Penutian language family. Both peoples called themselves maklaks, meaning "people". To distinguish between the tribes, the Modoc called...
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    The Modoc War, or the Modoc Campaign (also known as the Lava Beds War), was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the United...
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    Nine percent of the plateau is protected as reserves or wilderness areas, such as the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge. The plateau supports large herds...
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    Modoc County (/ˈmoʊdɒk/ ) is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census...
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    Modoc National Forest is a 1,654,392-acre (6,695 km2) U.S. national forest in Northeastern California. The Modoc National Forest protects parts of Modoc...
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    U.S. Route 395 in California (category Modoc Plateau)
    The northern segment also follows the Sierra Nevada and crosses the Modoc Plateau. US 395 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, and...
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  • Modoc dialects; however, as of 2019, revitalization efforts are underway with the goal of creating new speakers. Klamath is a member of the Plateau Penutian...
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  • Look up Modoc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Modoc may refer to: Modoc people, a Native American/First Nations people Modoc language Modoc Tribe of...
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    Medicine Lake Volcano (category Modoc Plateau)
    The Medicine Lake shield rises about 3,900 ft (1,200 m) above the Modoc Plateau to an elevation of 7,795 ft (2,376 m). Lavas from Medicine Lake Volcano...
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    Lava Beds National Monument (category Modoc Plateau)
    National Monument is located in northeastern California, in Siskiyou and Modoc counties. The monument lies on the northeastern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano...
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    Basin Eastern Sierra Owens Valley Tricorner Region/Surprise Valley Modoc Plateau Warner Mountains North Coast Lost Coast Emerald Triangle Klamath Mountains...
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    year round. The rugged terrain of the Modoc Plateau played an important role in the Modoc War. In 1873, 53 Modoc men held off 650 US troops, killing 70...
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    for "Heights"; Achumawi: Kasalektawi) is a city and the county seat of Modoc County, California. Located in the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California...
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    Lost River (California) (category Modoc Plateau)
    river, 60 miles (97 km) long, flows in an arc from Clear Lake Reservoir in Modoc County, California, through Klamath County, Oregon, to Tule Lake in Siskiyou...
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    Historically, the Shasta Cascade region was home to Native Americans of the Modoc, Maidu, Okwanuchu, Paiute, Shasta, Wintu, and Yana tribes, and sub-groups...
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    and central-northern Idaho. Plateau Penutian consists of four languages: Plateau Penutian Klamath (a.k.a. Klamath-Modoc, Lutuami, Lutuamian) † Molala...
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    and cinder cone Pelican Butte, a shield volcano Modoc Plateau, a volcanic field and volcanic plateau Diamond Craters, a volcanic field and shield volcano...
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    Warner Mountains (category Modoc Plateau)
    from the northeastern corner of Lassen County, California, through eastern Modoc County, California (east of Alturas), and northward into Lake County, Oregon...
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    Pit River (category Modoc Plateau)
    source. The Pit River drains a sparsely populated volcanic highlands area in Modoc County's Warner Mountains, passing through the south end of the Cascade...
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    Shortnose sucker (category Modoc Plateau)
    and are still considered to be sacred animals. The Karuk, Klamath, and Modoc tribes have all used shortnose suckers and related fish as food sources...
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    Klamath people (category Plateau Penutian languages)
    direct south their Modoc kin (Mo'dokni maklaks - "Southern People, i.e. Tule Lake People") with whom they shared the Modoc Plateau, in the southwest were...
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    Tule Lake (category Modoc Plateau)
    8 km (3.0 mi) across, in northeastern Siskiyou County and northwestern Modoc County in California, along the border with Oregon. Tule Lake is fed by...
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    Mountains, and the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills (occurring on the Modoc Plateau). The Sierra Nevada are home to half of the vascular plant species of...
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    of California, Oregon, and Nevada state lines. The valley is east of the Modoc County seat of Alturas. The area is part of the Great Basin which extends...
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    Goose Lake (Oregon–California) (category Modoc Plateau)
    portion of the lake is in Lake County, Oregon, and the south portion is in Modoc County, California. The mountains at the north end of the lake are part...
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    from north to south, the Klamath Mountains, the Cascade Range, the Modoc Plateau, the Basin and Range, the Coast Ranges, the Central Valley, the Sierra...
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    Applegate Trail (category Modoc Plateau)
    Land Claim Act Holmes v. Ford Rogue River Wars Constitutional Convention Modoc War Great Gale of 1880 Places Albina Applegate Trail Barlow Road Canemah...
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    previously known Cupressus bakeri, with the common names Baker cypress, Modoc cypress, or Siskiyou cypress, is a rare species of western cypress tree...
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  • Typha latifolia Modoc National Forest topics Modoc Plateau topics — with flora articles. Modoc National Forest;gov: Nature & Science Modoc National Forest...
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