Saahatpa, California

Saahatpa, California
Saahatpa, California is located in California
Saahatpa, California
Location of Saahatpa, California in California
LocationSaahatpa, California
Coordinates33°57′29″N 117°01′10″W / 33.958027°N 117.019522°W / 33.958027; -117.019522
Built1845
DesignatedAugust 17, 1960
Reference no.749
Hut of Mission Cahuilla Indian
Desert Cahuilla woman by Edward S. Curtis, 1926

Saahatpa was a former Cahuilla settlement in Riverside County. It was a settlement of Juan Antonio's Mountain Cahuilla from 1851 to 1863. It was located in a valley that branched to the northeast from San Timoteo Canyon. The site is marked by California Historical Landmark #749, and is located at the abandoned Brookside Rest Area on westbound Interstate 10 in modern-day Calimesa, California, nearly 3 miles northwest of the I-10/SR 60 junction.[1]