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    intersection 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...
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  • Surprise Valley may refer to: Surprise Valley, Modoc County, California, U.S. Surprise Valley, San Bernardino County, California, U.S. Surprise Valley...
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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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    Winnemucca (Paiute leader) (category History of Humboldt County, Nevada)
    Nation. Bad Face died in October 1882 at Coppersmith ranch in Surprise Valley, Modoc County. One source states that he was poisoned. Winnemucca Indian Colony...
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    Cedarville, California (category Census-designated places in Modoc County, California)
    the first road over Cedar Pass, which connected Surprise Valley to Alturas and the rest of Modoc County. The first post office opened in 1869. The current...
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    Fresno Great Basin Eastern Sierra Owens Valley Tricorner Region/Surprise Valley Modoc Plateau Warner Mountains North Coast Lost Coast Emerald Triangle...
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    Fort Bidwell, California (category Census-designated places in Modoc County, California)
    Fort Bidwell is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Alturas, at an elevation of 4564 feet...
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    counties of California are (from north to south): Modoc County Lassen County Plumas County Sierra County Nevada County Placer County El Dorado County...
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  • School District Winton Elementary School District Modoc Joint Unified School District Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District Tulelake Basin Joint...
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  • in Northern California. It serves schools in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties and its athletic teams are members of the Northern Section...
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    Warner Mountains (category Mountain ranges of Modoc County, California)
    northeastern corner of Lassen County, California, through eastern Modoc County, California (east of Alturas), and northward into Lake County, Oregon (east of Lakeview)...
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  • Eagleville is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located 25 miles (40 km) east-southeast of Alturas, at an elevation of 4642...
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    Alkali Lakes (California) (category Lakes of Modoc County, California)
    The Alkali Lakes are a series of three large playas located in the Surprise Valley of northeastern California, United States. From north to south they...
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    Fandango Pass (category Landforms of Modoc County, California)
    Lassen Horn) is a gap in the Warner Mountains of Modoc County, California, USA. Located in the Modoc National Forest, its elevation is 6,135 feet (1,870 m)...
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    California is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute Indians in Modoc County in the northeast corner of California. The population as of 1969 was...
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    Community Campus Mercy Medical Center Merced Dominican Campus Modoc Medical Center Surprise Valley Community Hospital Mammoth Hospital Community Hospital of...
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    for a rare 400-foot (120 m) thick deposit in Scott Valley, southwest of Yreka, California. The Modoc Plateau is an undulating expanse of Miocene to Holocene...
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    Modoc National Forest protects parts of Modoc (82.9% of acreage), Lassen (9.4%), and Siskiyou (7.7%) counties. Most of the forest was covered by immense...
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  • and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Modoc County, California. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to...
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    Guillem's Graveyard (category History of Siskiyou County, California)
    troop that were killed in the Modoc War. The Modoc War was fought from 1872 to 1873. Guillem's Graveyard is in Siskiyou County, California. The Guillem's...
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    Warren Peak (California) (category Mountains of Modoc County, California)
    managed by Modoc National Forest. The remote peak is situated 20 miles east-southeast of Alturas, California, and four miles west of Surprise Valley. Topographic...
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  • School, Merced Valley High School, Atwater Valley High School, Los Banos Valley High School, Merced Great Basin High School, Cedarville Modoc High School...
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  • Cedarville Rancheria (category Modoc County, California)
    Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute people in Modoc County, California, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Oregon border. Cedarville...
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    northeastern California. It is next to the South Fork of the Pit River in Modoc County, southeast of Alturas. The area was first claimed by the Dorris Family...
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    California (section Counties)
    Klamath Basin Modoc Plateau North Coast Lost Coast Bay Area North Bay San Francisco Peninsula South Bay (Santa Clara Valley) East Bay Central Valley Sacramento...
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    Silicon Valley Sierra Nevada Gold Country Lake Tahoe Yosemite Shasta Cascade Mount Shasta Redding Area Trinity Alps Tricorner Region/Surprise Valley Modoc Plateau...
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    in Merced County Transportation in Modoc County Transportation in Mono County Transportation in Monterey County Transportation in Napa County Transportation...
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    John Bidwell (category People from Chautauqua County, New York)
    Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7385-7643-5. Pease, Robert W. (1965). Modoc County; University of California Publications in Geography, Volume 17. Berkeley...
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    purpose of returning the group of Modocs to the reservation. At daylight on 29 November, the troops surprised the Modoc men, women, and children in their...
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  • Ash Creek Wildlife Area (category Protected areas of Modoc County, California)
    California Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is located in Lassen and Modoc Counties of northeastern California, about 5 miles (9 kilometers) northeast of...
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