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template: byway.jade
id: "2297"
name: Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway
distance: "120"
duration: 3 hours
description: "Known as the \"land of rocks that float and mountains of glass,\" this byway takes the traveler on a journey through geological and historical sights that defy description.  "
contact: "**[Modoc National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/)**  \r\n530-233-5811, 530-233-8708 TTY  \r\n<br />\r\n**[Klamath National Forest](http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/)**\r\n<br />\r\n530-842-6131"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/klamath/"
    name: Klamath National Forest
  - url: "http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/modoc-county-historical-museum/sie57F87E730265CB68A"
    name: Modoc County Historical Museum
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/modoc/"
    name: Modoc National Forest
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/recreation/modocscenicbyway.shtml"
    name: "Modoc National  Forest- Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway"
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
states: 
  - CA
ll: 
  - -122.139343
  - 41.25593200000009
bounds: 
  - - -122.139343
    - 41.25101100000006
  - - -121.46980999999994
    - 41.95397900000012

---

Known as the "land of rocks that float and mountains of glass," this byway takes the traveler on a journey through geological and historical sights that defy description.  