Red Point, California

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Red Point
Former settlement
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Red Point
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°08′50″N120°42′06″W / 39.14722°N 120.70167°W / 39.14722; -120.70167 Coordinates: 39°08′50″N120°42′06″W / 39.14722°N 120.70167°W / 39.14722; -120.70167
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County Placer County
Elevation
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4,071 ft (1,241 m)

Red Point is a former settlement in Placer County, California. [1] It lay at an elevation of 4071 feet (1241 m). [1] It still appeared on maps as of 1898. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Point, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 545. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.