Root Hog Mine

Root Hog Mine is a quarry in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 4,675 feet. Root Hog Mine is situated nearby to the locality Last Chance, as well as near Westville.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Last Chance and Westville.

Locality

Last Chance was a mining community in Placer County, California. Last Chance was located 7.5 miles northeast of Michigan Bluff, at an elevation of 4564 feet.

Westville was a former settlement in Placer County, California. Westville was located 14 miles northeast of Foresthill, at an elevation of 5249 feet. The Westville post office operated from 1889 to 1919. Westville is situated 4½ miles northwest of Root Hog Mine.

Locality

Placer County Big Trees Grove is a small, isolated giant sequoia grove located along Mosquito Ridge Road in the American River watershed of Tahoe National Forest, California. Placer County Big Trees Grove is situated 5 miles southeast of Root Hog Mine.

Latitude

39.12101° or 39° 7′ 16″ north

Longitude

-120.6066° or 120° 36′ 24″ west

Elevation

4,675 feet (1,425 metres)

Open location code

84FX49CV+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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