Gordon Creek
Gordon Creek is a stream in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 5,679 feet. Gordon Creek is situated nearby to the locality Whisky Falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shuteye Peak and Shuteye Peak Lookout.
Shuteye Peak
Peak
Shuteye Peak is a mountain located in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, California on the highest point of Chiquito Ridge. It is home to the first permanent fire lookout built in the Sierra Nevada. Shuteye Peak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gordon Creek.
Shuteye Peak Lookout
Tower
Photo: Guywelch2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shuteye Peak Lookout is a tower, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gordon Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whisky Falls and Central Camp.
Whisky Falls
Locality
Whisky Falls is an unincorporated area of Madera County, California. It is located 4.5 miles south of Shuteye Peak, at an elevation of 5,912 feet. In the early 1900s, author Stewart Edward White built a cabin on Peckinpah Mountain near the old mill near Whiskey Falls, and wrote about the experience in The Cabin. Whisky Falls is situated 3 miles southwest of Gordon Creek.
Central Camp
Hamlet
Central Camp is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 3 miles west of Shuteye Peak, at an elevation of 5417 feet. From 1923 until the early 1930s, Central Camp was the base camp for the Sugar Pine Lumber Company, one of California's largest operations at the time. Central Camp is situated 5 miles northwest of Gordon Creek.
Gordon Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.31828° or 37° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-119.40652° or 119° 24′ 24″ westElevation
5,679 feet (1,731 metres)Open location code
85928H9V+89GeoNames ID
5353141
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