Big Spring

Big Spring is a spring in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California. Big Spring is situated nearby to the hamlet Mormon Bar, as well as near Bootjack.

Places of Interest

Highlights include California State Mining and Mineral Museum.

California State Mining and Mineral Museum

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The California State Mining and Mineral Museum exhibits and interprets the state's mineral resources and mining heritage. It is part of the California state park system, and is located near Mariposa, a town in central California, on the premises of the Mariposa County fairgrounds. California State Mining and Mineral Museum is situated 1½ miles west of Big Spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mormon Bar and Bootjack.

Mormon Bar

Hamlet

Photo: Carleton Watkins, Public domain.

Mormon Bar is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located 2 miles south-southeast of Mariposa, at an elevation of 1772 feet.

Bootjack

Locality

Bootjack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 661 at the 2020 census, down from 960 in 2010 and 1,588 in 2000, largely due to reductions in the area of the CDP. Bootjack is situated 2 miles east of Big Spring.

Mariposa

Photo: David Balmer, CC BY 3.0.

Mariposa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in and the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census.

Big Spring

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.46022° or 37° 27′ 37″ north

Longitude

-119.92058° or 119° 55′ 14″ west

Elevation

2,320 feet (707 metres)

Open location code

8592F36H+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12719007674

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

GeoNames ID

5328529

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mariposa Fairground RV Park and Campgrounds and Mariposa County Fire Department Bootjack Company 37 Fire Station.

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