Truckee Quarry
Truckee Quarry is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Truckee Quarry is situated nearby to the nature reserve Truckee River Wildlife Area, as well as near Glenshire Elementary School Park.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 Truckee Quarry.
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 1½ miles northwest of Truckee Quarry.
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
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Truckee Quarry.
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 Truckee Quarry.
Truckee Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.36837° or 39° 22′ 6″ northLongitude
-120.10891° or 120° 6′ 32″ westOperator
TeichertOpen location code
84FX9V9R+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 168476272OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Truckee River Wildlife Area and Glenshire Elementary School Park.
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