Boreal Ridge
Boreal Ridge is a ridge in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 7,684 feet. Boreal Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Norden, as well as near the locality Donner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boreal Mountain Resort and Donner Pass.
Boreal Mountain Resort
Sports venue
Photo: Noah Loverbear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boreal Mountain California is a ski area in Soda Springs, near the Lake Tahoe area of California. It has six chairlifts and two surface lifts, and offers the only night skiing in Tahoe, until 8 pm.
Donner Pass
Mountain saddle
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Donner Pass is a 7,056-foot-high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about 9 miles west of Truckee, California. Donner Pass is situated 1½ miles southeast of Boreal Ridge.
Castle Peak
Peak
Photo: miguelvieira, CC BY 2.0.
Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest not far off the Pacific Crest Trail, and adjacent to Castle Pass. Castle Peak is situated 2½ miles north of Boreal Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norden and Soda Springs.
Norden
Hamlet
Norden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about 9 miles west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S. Route 40 near Interstate 80 and lies along the historical first transcontinental railroad, 1.5 miles west of Donner Pass.
Soda Springs
Hamlet
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY 2.0.
Soda Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. Soda Springs is located 3 miles west of Donner Pass. Soda Springs is situated 2 miles west of Boreal Ridge.
Kingvale
Hamlet
Kingvale is a census-designated place in Placer County and Nevada County, California, United States. The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Nevada County to the north and Placer County to the south. Kingvale is situated 5 miles west of Boreal Ridge.
Boreal Ridge
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 7,684 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.33018° or 39° 19′ 49″ northLongitude
-120.34492° or 120° 20′ 42″ westElevation
7,684 feet (2,342 metres)Open location code
84FX8MJ4+32GeoNames ID
5330089
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