Sand Creek
Sand Creek is a stream in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 3,724 feet. Sand Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Bass Lake Annex, as well as near the locality Whisky Falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whisky Falls and Central Camp.
Whisky Falls
Locality
Whisky Falls is an unincorporated area of Madera County, California. It is located 4.5 miles south of Shuteye Peak, at an elevation of 5,912 feet. In the early 1900s, author Stewart Edward White built a cabin on Peckinpah Mountain near the old mill near Whiskey Falls, and wrote about the experience in The Cabin. Whisky Falls is situated 3 miles east of Sand Creek.
Central Camp
Hamlet
Central Camp is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 3 miles west of Shuteye Peak, at an elevation of 5417 feet. From 1923 until the early 1930s, Central Camp was the base camp for the Sugar Pine Lumber Company, one of California's largest operations at the time. Central Camp is situated 3½ miles north of Sand Creek.
Bass Lake
Village
Photo: Guywelch2000, Public domain.
Madera County is in California. The western half of the county is in the San Joaquin Valley, the eastern half extends across the Gold Country into the Sierra Nevada mountains. Bass Lake is situated 4½ miles northwest of Sand Creek.
Sand Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.29911° or 37° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
-119.49458° or 119° 29′ 41″ westElevation
3,724 feet (1,135 metres)Open location code
85927GX4+J5GeoNames ID
5392732
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