The Peninsula
The Peninsula is a cape in Modoc County, Shasta Cascades, California and has an elevation of 4,370 feet. The Peninsula is situated nearby to the hamlet Staley, as well as near Newell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tule Lake War Relocation Center and Tulelake Municipal Airport.
Tule Lake War Relocation Center
Historic site
Photo: Russell Lee (photographer), Public domain.
The Tule Lake War Relocation Center, also known as the Tule Lake Segregation Center, was an American concentration camp located in Modoc and Siskiyou counties in California and constructed in 1942 by the United States government to incarcerate Japanese Americans, forcibly removing from their homes on the West Coast.
Tulelake Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Tulelake Municipal Airport is a public airport adjacent to the community of Newell, California. Located in Modoc County seven miles southeast of the city of Tulelake, it serves the Modoc and Siskiyou County area. Tulelake Municipal Airport is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Peninsula.
Petroglyph Point Archeological Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Ipoellet, Public domain.
The Petroglyph Point is an archaeological site within the Lava Beds National Monument, located southeast of Tulelake, California. Petroglyph Point contains one of the largest panels of Native American rock art in the United States. Petroglyph Point Archeological Site is situated 2½ miles south of The Peninsula.
The Peninsula
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Castle Rock” and “The Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Modoc County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87932° or 41° 52′ 46″ northLongitude
-121.38943° or 121° 23′ 22″ westElevation
4,370 feet (1,332 metres)Open location code
84HWVJH6+P6GeoNames ID
5569361
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