Brush Creek
Brush Creek is a stream in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 5,909 feet. Brush Creek is situated nearby to the locality Colfax-Monumental Ridge, as well as near the neighborhood Ponderosa Palisades.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Truckee and Olympic Valley.
Truckee
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Truckee is a pleasant town of 17,000 people in the Lake Tahoe region of California. Just east of the Donner Pass on Interstate 80, Truckee is an easy entry point for travelers from the Bay Area to the region.
Olympic Valley
Village
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Olympic Valley is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California, United States. It lies northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe. Olympic Valley is situated 5 miles south of Brush Creek.
Polaris
Locality
Polaris was a historic ice farming community located nearly 3 miles east of Truckee, approximately at the intersection of modern day Glenshire Drive and Quail Lane. Polaris is situated 6 miles northeast of Brush Creek.
Brush Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.2713° or 39° 16′ 17″ northLongitude
-120.20659° or 120° 12′ 24″ westElevation
5,909 feet (1,801 metres)Open location code
84FX7QCV+G9GeoNames ID
5331182
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