Hirschdale Pit
Hirschdale Pit is a mine in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,017 feet. Hirschdale Pit is situated nearby to the locality Boca, as well as near Polaris.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boca Dam and Prosser Creek Dam.
Boca Dam
Dam
Boca Dam is an earthfill dam and a part of the Truckee Storage Project that encompasses Nevada County, California and Washoe County, Nevada in the United States. Boca Dam is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hirschdale Pit.
Prosser Creek Dam
Dam
Prosser Creek Dam is a dam in Nevada County, California. The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed from 1959 to 1962 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with a height of 163 feet feet and a crest length of 1,830 feet. Prosser Creek Dam is situated 2 miles northwest of Hirschdale Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boca and Hirschdale.
Boca
Locality
Boca is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Situated at an elevation of 5,528 ft above sea level, Boca is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 6.5 miles northeast of Truckee at exit 194 from Interstate 80 onto Hirschdale Road.
Hirschdale
Hamlet
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Hirschdale is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 5446 feet. Hirschdale is located 6.25 miles east-northeast of Truckee. Hirschdale is situated 1½ miles east of Hirschdale Pit.
Polaris
Locality
Polaris was a historic ice farming community located nearly 3 miles east of Truckee, approximately at the intersection of modern day Glenshire Drive and Quail Lane. Polaris is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hirschdale Pit.
Hirschdale Pit
- Type: Mine
- Description: mine in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Category: industry
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Hirschdale Pit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hirschdale Pit”
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Nearby Places
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