Description
Located in sec 26,T23N,R14E, Mount Diablo Meridian. On the east bank of Middle Fork Feather River, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north of Sierra Valley Channels, 7 km (4.4 mi) west of The Buttes, and 8 km (5 mi) east-northeast of Portola. (US-T121)
History
Named for James P Beckwourth (d.1867), adventurer and trapper, who discovered the gap in 1851; he also built the first house in the Sierra Valley, and operated an inn and trading post there. During the 1850's, the gap served as an important immigrant route, and later, as the route of the Sierra Valley & Mohawk Railroad. (US-T121)