OTHER TIDBITS: After the historic ambush and murder of Sheriff Barton, four separate posses pursued Juan Flores and his Las Manillas gang into Modjeska Canyon. Cornered at the top of this short but steep peak, Flores directed his horse to leap from the peak, sliding down several hundred feet and coming so close to escaping!

He did escape from captivity at the Sepúlveda Rancho, which led to a wild manhunt and the lynching of at least 11 innocent Mexican citizens. By the time 22-year old Flores was caught, folks were so angry that a mob broke him out of jail and lynched him on Valentine’s Day 1857!

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• Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!

ANNOTATIONS:
There’s a trail to the peak viewpoint just north of the visitor center:

29322 Modjeska Canyon Rd
Silverado, CA 92676

From Los Angeles: ~55mi (89km) — 1hrs
From Sacramento: ~438mi (705km) — 7.3hrs
From San Diego: ~84mi (136km) — 1.4hrs
From San Francisco: ~435mi (701km) — 7.3hrs