The Top 10 Natural Monuments in Modoc County
Modoc County’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 10
beautiful natural monuments in Modoc County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Modoc County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 6, 2025
The idyllic wooden bathhouse on the grassy plain in the middle of the wilderness and the crystal clear deep pool makes West Valley Hot Spring one of my favorites, though …
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Perfect roadside hot springs with two pools of different temperature. A little bit protected from view by its location at the foot of the steep roadside slope, but obviously not …
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Walking across the unshaded scrubland, it's hard to believe there are lush landscapes in the lava tubes just underground. Take a short spur off of Lyons Trail to see down …
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The gravel road meanders down the eastern contours of th South Warner Wilderness. From this turn a spur leads to an overlook high above the lower Alkali Lake, a huge …
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The perfect, almost developed wild hot spring: The water wells up from the sandy bottom and is held in a nice wooden tub, even protected from the elements by a …
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At the Davis Creek Obsidian Mine, you can find black to silver to laced obsidian. The road close to the mine is in good shape and it takes just five minutes to hike to the main mining site.
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Views in all directions can be appreciated from the Patterson Saddle. There is no official trail up the steep, loose slope to the peak, so use extreme caution if you plan to ascend.
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Warren Peak rises out of the quarter-mile wide Patterson Lake. This lake makes an excellent turnaround point on a day hike, or a resting spot before the final push to the summit.
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Great views from this turnoff from forest road 42 high above Lower Alkali Lake. The basin has no outflow, all water draining into it evaporates, creating a huge salty plain.
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From the eastern flank of the South Warner ridge the shimmering brownish white lower Alkali Lake stretches east.
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