California
Gold Country
Calaveras County

Big Bar

The Big Bar, also called Upper Bar, is a gold mine in , , United States. The mine opened in 1848 along the and is registered as California Historical Landmark #41.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hotel Léger.

Hotel
Photo: Pkm750, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , in , United States, is one of the oldest hotels still operating in California. The hotel and courthouse building are registered as California Historical Landmark #663, and located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mokelumne Hill and Happy Valley.

Village
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 691 at the 2020 census, up from 646 at the 2010 census.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It lies at an elevation of 1509 feet. was settled by immigrants from , who engaged in placer gold mining and viticulture, establishing a stone winery. is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Bar.

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in and the county seat of . Its population was 5,019 at the 2020 census, up from 4,651 at the 2010 census. The city is accessible by both State Route 49 and State Route 88.

Big Bar

Latitude
38.31186° or 38° 18′ 43″ north
Longitude
-120.71993° or 120° 43′ 12″ west
Elevation
630 feet (192 metres)
Open location code
84CX876J+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150964633
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5328143
Wiki­data ID
Q122722621
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