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Fountain Head Mine

Fountain Head Mine is a quarry in , , and has an elevation of 3,363 feet. Fountain Head Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Nevada County, California, United States of America
  • Address: CA

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Willow Valley and Blue Tent.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . is located 6.5 miles south-southwest of . It lies at an elevation of 2746 feet.

Hamlet
was a historic 19th century gold mining community located about 6 miles northeast of . Its approximate location was at the intersection of North Bloomfield Road and School Road. It was part of Nevada Township. is situated 1½ miles north of Fountain Head Mine.

Photo: Scott Thompson, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States, 60 miles northeast of , 84 miles southwest of and 147 miles northeast of . The population was 3,152 as of the 2020 census.

Fountain Head Mine

Latitude
39.2874° or 39° 17′ 15″ north
Longitude
-120.96523° or 120° 57′ 55″ west
Elevation
3,363 feet (1,025 metres)
Open location code
84FX72PM+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369172048
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5350197
Wiki­data ID
Q49412469
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In Other Languages

“Fountain Head Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fountain Head Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos)”
  • Cebuano: “Fountain Head Mine”

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