California State Mining and Mineral Museum

The California State Mining and Mineral Museum exhibits and interprets the state's mineral resources and mining heritage. It is part of the California state park system, and is located near Mariposa, a town in central California, on the premises of the Mariposa County fairgrounds.

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Type: Park
Description: museum in California, United States
Address: 5005 Fairgrounds Road, Mariposa, CA 95338

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Josephs Catholic Church and Mariposa County High School.

Saint Josephs Catholic Church

Church

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St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rectory and Cemetery is a historic church, rectory, and cemetery located at 4983–4985 Bullion Street in the city of Mariposa, in the Sierra foothills of Mariposa County, California. Saint Josephs Catholic Church is situated 1½ miles northwest of California State Mining and Mineral Museum.

Mariposa County High School

School

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Mariposa County High School is a public high school located in Mariposa, California. The school is part of the Mariposa County Unified School District. Mariposa County High School is situated 2 miles northwest of California State Mining and Mineral Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mormon Bar and Mariposa.

Mormon Bar

Hamlet

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Mormon Bar is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located 2 miles south-southeast of Mariposa, at an elevation of 1772 feet.

Mariposa

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Mariposa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in and the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census.

Bootjack

Locality

Bootjack is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 661 at the 2020 census, down from 960 in 2010 and 1,588 in 2000, largely due to reductions in the area of the CDP. Bootjack is situated 3½ miles east of California State Mining and Mineral Museum.

California State Mining and Mineral Museum

Categories: protected area, museum, building, tourism, and recreation area
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.46481° or 37° 27′ 53″ north

Longitude

-119.9482° or 119° 56′ 54″ west

Elevation

1,801 feet (549 metres)

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

California State Parks

Open location code

8592F372+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40229647

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5021049

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Catalan: “Museu Estatal de Mines i Minerals de Califòrnia”

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Notable Places Nearby

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