Castle Valley
Castle Valley is a valley in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 7,224 feet. Castle Valley is situated nearby to the locality Donner, as well as near the hamlet Norden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 7,224 feet
- Description: valley in Nevada County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Willow Valley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boreal Mountain Resort and Castle Peak.
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.
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 1½ miles north of Castle Valley.
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 2 miles southeast of Castle Valley.
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. Norden is situated 2 miles south of Castle Valley.
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 southwest of Castle Valley.
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 Castle Valley.
Castle Valley
- Category: landform
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Castle Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Valley (walog sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Castle Valley”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Donner and Weeks Tract.
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Highlights include West Lakes and Boreal Ridge.
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