Granite Hill
Granite Hill is a peak in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,405 feet. Granite Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Boston Ravine, as well as near The Oaks.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grass Valley Public Library and Empire Mine State Historic Park.
Grass Valley Public Library
Library
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grass Valley Public Library is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Grass Valley, California and a part of the Nevada County Library System, it is open Tuesday through Saturday.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Park
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical Landmark.
North Star Mine and Powerhouse
Quarry
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.
The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boston Ravine and Grass Valley.
Boston Ravine
Hamlet
Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level.
Grass Valley
Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.
Union Hill
Hamlet
Union Hill is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, 1.5 mi from Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,700 ft above sea level. Gold mining is recorded as early as January 30, 1851.
Granite Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,405 feet
- Description: mountain in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.20573° or 39° 12′ 21″ northLongitude
-121.06439° or 121° 3′ 52″ westElevation
2,405 feet (733 metres)Open location code
84FW6W4P+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 358806501OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Granite Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Granite Hill (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California, Nevada County)”
- Cebuano: “Granite Hill”
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