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.

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. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 1 mile north of Larimer Mine.

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. North Star Mine and Powerhouse is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Larimer Mine.

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. Union Hill is situated 1½ miles east of Larimer Mine.

Larimer Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.20101° or 39° 12′ 4″ north

Longitude

-121.06717° or 121° 4′ 2″ west

Elevation

2,313 feet (705 metres)

Open location code

84FW6W2M+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369172483

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5365096

Wikidata ID

Q49424950

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In Other Languages

“Larimer Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Larimer Mine”

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