Excelsior
Excelsior is a cliff in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 4,012 feet. Excelsior is situated nearby to the hamlet Mule Springs, as well as near Junction House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Omega and Blue Canyon.
Omega
Hamlet
Omega was a former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States, first populated in 1850 by a single miner, J.A. Dixon, working a claim during the California Gold Rush. Omega is situated 3½ miles north of Excelsior.
Blue Canyon
Hamlet
Blue Canyon is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Blue Canyon is located 4 miles southwest of Emigrant Gap. It lies at an elevation of 4695 feet. Blue Canyon is situated 3½ miles southeast of Excelsior.
Baxter
Hamlet
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Baxter is located 3 miles east of Dutch Flat. It lies at an elevation of 3891 feet. Baxter is situated 5 miles south of Excelsior.
Excelsior
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 4,012 feet
- Description: cliff in Nevada County, California, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.28268° or 39° 16′ 58″ northLongitude
-120.77077° or 120° 46′ 15″ westElevation
4,012 feet (1,223 metres)Open location code
84FX76MH+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 358765624OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Excelsior” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Excelsior (pangpang)”
- Cebuano: “Excelsior”
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