Quartz Creek
Quartz Creek is a stream in Calaveras County, Gold Country, California. Quartz Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Rocky Hill, as well as near Wyldewood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mercer Caverns and Ironstone Vineyards.
Mercer Caverns
Cave
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Mercer Caverns is a show cave located one mile north of Murphys in Calaveras County California. It is named after the gold prospector Walter J. Mercer who discovered the caves around 1885 and filed a claim.
Ironstone Vineyards
Winery
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Ironstone Vineyards is a winery that is noted for the production of several U.S. wine brands, including Obsession Wines, Leaping Horse Vineyards, Christine Andrew, Stone Valley, and Drifting. Ironstone Vineyards is situated 2½ miles south of Quartz Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murphys and Douglas Flat.
Murphys
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Murphys is an old gold-mining town in Calaveras County within the Gold Country region of California. The town has been a tourist destination since the late 1800s due to its proximity to the giant sequoia trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
Douglas Flat
Hamlet
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Douglas Flat is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1965 feet and is located at. Douglas Flat is situated 3 miles southeast of Quartz Creek.
Big Valley
Hamlet
Big Valley is a small unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. As of July, 2007, its population is 1600. It is located 3 miles northeast of Bieber, at an elevation of 4124 feet above sea level. Big Valley is situated 3½ miles southeast of Quartz Creek.
Quartz Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.1527° or 38° 9′ 10″ northLongitude
-120.48603° or 120° 29′ 10″ westElevation
1,745 feet (532 metres)Open location code
84CX5G37+3HGeoNames ID
5385391
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