Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs is an archaeological site in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Petroglyphs is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Donner Pass, as well as near the scenic viewpoint McGlashan Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donner Pass and Donner Peak.
Donner Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Donner Pass is a 7,056-foot-high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about 9 miles west of Truckee, California.
Donner Peak
Peak
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donner Peak is an 8,019-foot-elevation summit in Placer County, California, United States.
Mount Lincoln
Peak
Mount Lincoln is an 8,383-foot-elevation mountain summit in Placer County, California, United States. Mount Lincoln is situated 2 miles south of Petroglyphs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norden and Soda Springs.
Norden
Hamlet
Norden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about 9 miles west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S. Route 40 near Interstate 80 and lies along the historical first transcontinental railroad, 1.5 miles west of Donner Pass.
Soda Springs
Hamlet
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY 2.0.
Soda Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. Soda Springs is located 3 miles west of Donner Pass. Soda Springs is situated 3 miles west of Petroglyphs.
Soda Springs
Locality
Soda Springs is a set of springs in Placer County, California that was in the 19th century once the location of a hotel and resort. Soda Springs is located on the North Fork of the American River, 2 miles west of Tinker Knob, and 4 miles north-northwest of Granite Chief. Soda Springs is situated 5 miles south of Petroglyphs.
Petroglyphs
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.31715° or 39° 19′ 2″ northLongitude
-120.32081° or 120° 19′ 15″ westOpen location code
84FX8M8H+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3083020134OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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