then and now

Echo Point (Hart 173)

Alfred A Hart 173 - Echo Point and Rattlesnake Mountain - Located between Emigrant Gap and Cisco, Echo Point overlooks the South Yuba River and affords a great view of what is now called Signal Peak. Near the top of the peak is a lookout where men were stationed to watch for fires in the wooden snowsheds. Barely visible through the closest tree is a tunnel blasted through the rock in 1925 when a second line of tracks were laid. The original line of tracks have since been removed. Photo location 39° 19.557'N 120° 34.601'W