Bear Valley
Bear Valley is a valley in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 4,491 feet. Bear Valley is situated nearby to the hamlet Emigrant Gap, as well as near Blue Canyon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blue Canyon-Nyack Airport.
Blue Canyon-Nyack Airport
Aerodrome
Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport is an airport in Emigrant Gap, Placer County, California and is located on United States Forest Service land. The airport is served by a single asphalt runway, 15/33, the dimensions of which are 3,300 by 50 feet. Blue Canyon-Nyack Airport is situated 2 miles south of Bear Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emigrant Gap and Blue Canyon.
Emigrant Gap
Hamlet
Emigrant Gap is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. The Emigrant Gap community is located 0.25 miles southwest of the Emigrant Gap landmark. Emigrant Gap is situated 2 miles east of Bear Valley.
Blue Canyon
Hamlet
Blue Canyon is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Blue Canyon is located 4 miles southwest of Emigrant Gap. It lies at an elevation of 4695 feet. Blue Canyon is situated 3 miles south of Bear Valley.
Omega
Hamlet
Omega was a former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States, first populated in 1850 by a single miner, J.A. Dixon, working a claim during the California Gold Rush. Omega is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bear Valley.
Bear Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 4,491 feet
- Description: valley in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.30035° or 39° 18′ 1″ north
Longitude
-120.69838° or 120° 41′ 54″ west
Elevation
4,491 feet (1,369 metres)
Open location code
84FX8822+4J
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bear Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bear Valley (walog sa Estados Unidos, California, Nevada County, lat 39,30, long -120,70)”
- Cebuano: “Bear Valley”
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