Bloody Canyon - June Lake, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 52.673 W 119° 06.554
11S E 314498 N 4194362
An ECv plaque about Bloody Canyon.
Waymark Code: WM1C9M8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2025
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A distinctive geological feature along the Mono Trail, for many years provided the shortest route between Mono Basin and Yosemite Valley.
Lt. S. Treadwell Moore (Co. B, 2nd Infantry-USA) and his detachment are credited as being the first white men to traverse Bloody Canyon (west to east) in 1852. His reports would later influence others to explore this region of the Sierra Nevadas.
Reportedly, it was named because of the dark red rocks that compose the canyon walls and surface of the rugged steep trail. Those jagged and sharp rocks mercilessly lacerate the feet, ankles and legs of unprepared animals and humans.
One legend has it the rocks were stained red by the bloodshed during a fierce battle between warring local Native American tribes many years ago.
During its heyday, many explorers, prospectors and settlers braved the riggers of Bloody Canyon and forever established this as a landmark of Mono County.
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