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[[File:Modoc Ridge.JPG|thumb|250px|Modoc Ridge and the [[Upper Klamath Lake]] with [[U.S. Route 97 in Oregon|U.S. Route 97]] running between them.]] | [[File:Modoc Ridge.JPG|thumb|250px|Modoc Ridge and the [[Upper Klamath Lake]] with [[U.S. Route 97 in Oregon|U.S. Route 97]] running between them.]] | ||
'''Modoc Point''' is a cliff on the east shore of [[Upper Klamath Lake]], in [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath County]], [[Oregon]], United States, approximately 15 miles north of [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]] on [[U.S. Route 97 in Oregon|U.S. Route 97]].<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis | id= 1146382 |name= Modoc Point |entrydate= November 28, 1980 |accessdate= 2010-01-13}}</ref> It is part of the larger cliff known as Modoc Rim or Modoc Ridge.<ref>{{cite gnis |id= 1162612 |name= Modoc Rim |entrydate= March 1, 1994 |accessdate= 2010-01-13}}</ref> | '''Modoc Point''' is a cliff on the east shore of [[Upper Klamath Lake]], in [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath County]], [[Oregon]], United States, approximately 15 miles north of [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]] on [[U.S. Route 97 in Oregon|U.S. Route 97]].<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis | id= 1146382 |name= Modoc Point |entrydate= November 28, 1980 |accessdate= 2010-01-13}}</ref> It is part of the larger cliff known as Modoc Rim or Modoc Ridge.<ref>{{cite gnis |id= 1162612 |name= Modoc Rim |entrydate= March 1, 1994 |accessdate= 2010-01-13}}</ref> | ||
The point is named for the [[Modoc people|Modoc]] tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] because it was assigned to them when they moved on to the [[Klamath Reservation]], following a treaty in 1864. This area was then part of the reservation. [[Kintpuash|Captain Jack]] and his band lived in this area from December 31, 1869, to April 26, 1870.<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=653}}</ref> Due to continued harassment by the Klamath, the Modoc left the reservation to return to their traditional territory to the south on the [[Lost River (California)|Lost River]] in present-day California. This was before the [[Modoc War]] (1872–1873).<ref name=OGN/><ref name=Friedman>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=V8gJTJe6ePIC&q=Modoc+Point |title= Oregon for the Curious |author= Friedman, Ralph |authorlink= Ralph Friedman | | The point is named for the [[Modoc people|Modoc]] tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] because it was assigned to them when they moved on to the [[Klamath Reservation]], following a treaty in 1864. This area was then part of the reservation. [[Kintpuash|Captain Jack]] and his band lived in this area from December 31, 1869, to April 26, 1870.<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=653}}</ref> Due to continued harassment by the Klamath, the Modoc left the reservation to return to their traditional territory to the south on the [[Lost River (California)|Lost River]] in present-day California. This was before the [[Modoc War]] (1872–1873).<ref name=OGN/><ref name=Friedman>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=V8gJTJe6ePIC&q=Modoc+Point |title= Oregon for the Curious |author= Friedman, Ralph |authorlink= Ralph Friedman |orig-date= 1972 |year= 1993 |edition= 3rd |pages= 165–166|publisher= Pars Publishing Company |location= Portland, Oregon |isbn= 0-87004-222-X}}</ref> | ||
[[Klamath people|Klamath]] folklore frequently features this location; they called it ''Kiuti'' or ''Muyant''. It was also called ''Nilakla'', meaning | [[Klamath people|Klamath]] folklore frequently features this location; they called it ''Kiuti'' or ''Muyant''. It was also called ''Nilakla'', meaning 'dawn' or 'sunrise'.<ref name=OGN/> [[William G. Steel]] stated that the point was known as ''Nilakla'', the Klamath word for 'dawn' or 'sunrise'.<ref name=OGN/> | ||
[[Modoc Point, Oregon|Modoc Point]] was the namesake for a railroad station and post office just north of the point.<ref name=OGN/> | [[Modoc Point, Oregon|Modoc Point]] was the namesake for a railroad station and post office just north of the point.<ref name=OGN/> | ||
Latest revision as of 05:34, 5 October 2025
Modoc Point is a cliff on the east shore of Upper Klamath Lake, in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, approximately 15 miles north of Klamath Falls on U.S. Route 97.[1] It is part of the larger cliff known as Modoc Rim or Modoc Ridge.[2]
The point is named for the Modoc tribe of Native Americans because it was assigned to them when they moved on to the Klamath Reservation, following a treaty in 1864. This area was then part of the reservation. Captain Jack and his band lived in this area from December 31, 1869, to April 26, 1870.[3] Due to continued harassment by the Klamath, the Modoc left the reservation to return to their traditional territory to the south on the Lost River in present-day California. This was before the Modoc War (1872–1873).[3][4]
Klamath folklore frequently features this location; they called it Kiuti or Muyant. It was also called Nilakla, meaning 'dawn' or 'sunrise'.[3] William G. Steel stated that the point was known as Nilakla, the Klamath word for 'dawn' or 'sunrise'.[3]
Modoc Point was the namesake for a railroad station and post office just north of the point.[3]
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