Meentzen Gulch
Meentzen Gulch is a valley in Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,316 feet. Meentzen Gulch is situated nearby to the hamlet Martinez, as well as near Squabbletown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. James Episcopal Church and Jewish Cemetery.
St. James Episcopal Church
Church
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St. James' Episcopal Church, also known as The Red Church, is an historic Episcopal church building, formerly Anglican, located at 42 Snell Street, in Sonora, California. St. James Episcopal Church is situated 2 miles south of Meentzen Gulch.
Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery
The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery, also known as Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, is an inactive Jewish cemetery founded in c. 1851, and located in Sonora, California. This was the first Jewish cemetery in the Gold Rush region. Jewish Cemetery is situated 2½ miles south of Meentzen Gulch.
Sonora Union High School
School
Sonora Union High School, also known as Sonora High School, is a public high school in Sonora, California. It is a part of and the largest school in the Sonora Union High School District. Sonora Union High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Meentzen Gulch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinez and Yankee Hill.
Martinez
Hamlet
Martinez was a mining settlement during the California Gold Rush in Tuolumne County, California. It became a ghost town, but now is a populated place at an elevation of 2,182 feet, north of Sawmill Flat another former gold rush settlement.
Yankee Hill
Hamlet
Yankee Hill is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, in the U.S. state of California. Yankee Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Meentzen Gulch.
Columbia
Columbia is a census-designated place located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found during the California Gold Rush, and was known as the "Gem of the Southern Mines." The town's historic central district is within the Columbia State Historic Park, which preserves the 19th century mining town legacy.
Meentzen Gulch
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,316 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.01603° or 38° 0′ 58″ northLongitude
-120.37158° or 120° 22′ 18″ westElevation
2,316 feet (706 metres)Open location code
84CX2J8H+C9GeoNames ID
5372014
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Squabbletown and Browns Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canady Gulch and Ford Mine.
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