Rising Sun Mine
Rising Sun Mine is a quarry in Placer County, Gold Country, California. Rising Sun Mine is situated nearby to Colfax High School, as well as near the hamlet Shady Glen.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Placer County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colfax High School and Colfax station.
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 1,500 feet east of Rising Sun Mine.
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 1 mile southeast of Rising Sun Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colfax and Shady Glen.
Colfax
Village
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
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.
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.
Weimar
Hamlet
Weimar is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, located in the Sacramento area. Weimar is located 4.5 miles south-southwest of Colfax. As of 2020, its population is 339. Weimar is situated 5 miles south of Rising Sun Mine.
Rising Sun Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.10712° or 39° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
-120.96994° or 120° 58′ 12″ westElevation
2,336 feet (712 metres)Open location code
84FX424J+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 369163529OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Rising Sun Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rising Sun Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California, Placer County)”
- Cebuano: “Rising Sun Mine”
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