Yreka

Yreka occupies the northern edge of Shasta Valley in far-northern California. The county seat of Siskiyou County stands close to the Oregon border, where Yreka Creek descends from the Siskiyou Mountains on its way to the Klamath River. Gold was discovered here in 1851, turning a mining camp into a busy supply centre during the northern California gold rush. That legacy survives in the Yreka Historic District, whose nineteenth-century commercial buildings and Siskiyou County Courthouse give downtown a distinctly frontier-era character. Beyond town, the valley opens toward Mount Shasta while forested mountain country begins to the west and north. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Yreka and Shasta Valley relate to their surroundings.

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