<br><br>[[Image:UT-NV-CA Trails.png|thumb|right|350px]]The [[Mormon_Trail_to_Southern_California|Mormon Trail to southern California]] was opened when former Mormon Battalion soldiers began traveling between southern California and Salt Lake City, Utah as early as 1847. The trail reached from Salt Lake City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada to Los Angeles California about 706 miles (1136 km).<br><br> | <br><br>[[Image:UT-NV-CA Trails.png|thumb|right|350px]]The [[Mormon_Trail_to_Southern_California|Mormon Trail to southern California]] was opened when former Mormon Battalion soldiers began traveling between southern California and Salt Lake City, Utah as early as 1847. The trail reached from Salt Lake City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada to Los Angeles California about 706 miles (1136 km).<br><br> |