Cape Horn
Cape Horn is a hamlet in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,654 feet. Cape Horn is situated nearby to the hamlet Shady Glen, as well as near the neighborhood Alpine Meadows.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Placer County, California
- Also known as: “Cape Horn, CA”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shady Glen and Colfax.
Shady Glen
Hamlet
Shady Glen is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Shady Glen is located 1.25 miles north of Colfax. It lies at an elevation of 2451 feet. Shady Glen is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cape Horn.
Colfax
Village
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Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,995 at the 2020 census. The town is named in honor of U.S. Colfax is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cape Horn.
Iowa Hill
Hamlet
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Iowa Hill is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States. The town is located 6.5 miles northwest of Foresthill 9 miles east of Colfax and 58 miles northeast of Sacramento. Iowa Hill is situated 4 miles east of Cape Horn.
Cape Horn
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.12906° or 39° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-120.92466° or 120° 55′ 29″ westElevation
2,654 feet (809 metres)Open location code
84FX43HG+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 141040501OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“Cape Horn” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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