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Nevada City (originally, Ustumah, a Nisenan village; later, Nevada, Deer Creek Dry Diggins, and Caldwell's Upper Store) is the county seat of Nevada County, California, United States, 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Sacramento, 84 miles (135 km) southwest of Reno and 147 miles (237 km) northeast of San Francisco. The population was 3,152 as of ...
Banner Mountain. / 39.245641308°N 120.965505331°W / 39.245641308; -120.965505331. Banner Mountain (also Banner Hill) [2] is in Nevada County near Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Located on a ridge, its summit is at 3,902 feet (1,189 m). The headwaters of Wolf Creek originate on Banner Mountain; the creek's watershed has ...
The Nevada City Downtown Historic District is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) historic district in Nevada City within the U.S. state of California. Located in Nevada County, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It dates from 1917, with examples of Moderne and Italianate architecture. The period of significance is 1856–1917.
Highest incorporated town in California is Mammoth Lakes at an elevation of 7,920 feet (2,410 m) 10,578 feet (3224 m) Alma. Colorado. The town limits of Winter Park (9052 feet (2759 m)) extend to 12,060 feet (3676 m). [8] Alma is the highest incorporated city at 10,578 feet (3224 m). [9]
The Nevada Test and Training Range ( NTTR) is one of two military training areas at the Nellis Air Force Base Complex in Nevada and used by the United States Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base. The NTTR land area includes a "simulated Integrated Air Defense System", several individual ranges with 1200 targets, and 4 remote ...
Interstate 80 Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway Purple Heart Trail I-80 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by NDOT Length 410.67 mi (660.91 km) Existed June 29, 1956 –present NHS Entire route Major junctions West end I-80 at California state line Major intersections I-580 / US 395 in Reno US 95 Alt. from Fernley to near Lovelock US 95 near Lovelock to Winnemucca US 93 in Wells US 93 ...
Dutch Flat (also, Dutchman's Flat, [3] Dutch Charlie's Flat, [4] and Charley's Flat [4]) is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Auburn along Interstate 80. It was founded by German immigrants in 1851 and was once one of the richest ...
Lake of the Pines is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, at 39°02′19″N 121°03′41″W. [3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km 2 ), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km 2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km 2) of it (19.00%) is water.