Rollins Powerhouse

Rollins Powerhouse is an industrial building in Placer County, Gold Country, California. Rollins Powerhouse is situated near the hamlet Shady Glen, as well as near the peak Colfax Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Colfax station and Colfax High School.

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 2½ miles south of Rollins Powerhouse.

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 2 miles south of Rollins Powerhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shady Glen and Colfax.

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.

Colfax

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.

Peardale

Hamlet

Peardale is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 174, southeast of Cedar Ridge, California and northwest of Chicago Park, California. Peardale is situated 4½ miles northwest of Rollins Powerhouse.

Rollins Powerhouse

Type: Industrial building
Categories: industry and building
Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.13428° or 39° 8′ 3″ north

Longitude

-120.95334° or 120° 57′ 12″ west

Established

August 1980

Operator

Nevada Irrigation District

Open location code

84FX42MW+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 112110275

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Montoliva Vineyard & Winery and Colfax Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rollins Dam and Old Bear River Bridge.

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