Cape Horn
Cape Horn is a cape in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,730 feet. Cape Horn is situated nearby to the hamlet Shady Glen, as well as near the village Colfax.Places of Interest
Highlights include Colfax station and Colfax High School.
Colfax station
Railway station
Colfax station is an Amtrak train station in Colfax, California. Served by the California Zephyr, it is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by the Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum. Colfax station is situated 2 miles southwest of Cape Horn.
Colfax High School
School
Colfax High School is a four-year public high school in Colfax, California in the United States. It is in the Placer Union High School District in Placer County. Colfax High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Cape Horn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shady Glen and Colfax.
Shady Glen
Hamlet
Shady Glen is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Shady Glen is located 1.25 miles north of Colfax. It lies at an elevation of 2451 feet.
Colfax
Village
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Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,995 at the 2020 census. The town is named in honor of U.S. Colfax is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cape Horn.
Iowa Hill
Hamlet
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Iowa Hill is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States. The town is located 6.5 miles northwest of Foresthill 9 miles east of Colfax and 58 miles northeast of Sacramento. Iowa Hill is situated 4 miles east of Cape Horn.
Cape Horn
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Placer County, California, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Cape Horn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Horn”
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