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Snow Bird Mine

Mine

Place or area from which commercial minerals are or were removed from the Earth; not including oilfield.

See also: Dams, Forests, Locales, Parks, and Reserves

Man-made

County

Placer County, California

GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
39.1243444°, -120.7396546°

Elevation

4088 ft. (1246 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Snow Bird Mine is covered by the Michigan Bluff, CA US Topo Map quadrant

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Water

Land

Man-made

Nearby Mines

Mountain Chief Tunnel	1.2 mi
Mountain Chief Mine	1.2 mi
Mountain Gate Tunnel	2.0 mi
Derby Mine	2.2 mi
Marall Chrome Mine	2.2 mi

Nearby Cities

Alta, CA	7 mi
Dutch Flat, CA	8 mi
Foresthill, CA	8 mi
Colfax, CA	12 mi
Georgetown, CA	16 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Old Sugar Pine Guard Station	Man-made	1.0 mi
ORV Staging Area	Man-made	1.1 mi
Big Reservoir	Water	1.3 mi
Sugarpine Mill (historical)	Man-made	1.3 mi
Maintop	Man-made	1.4 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is BLUE CANYON which is approximately 11 miles away and has an elevation of 5,280 feet (1,192 feet higher than Snow Bird Mine). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month	Precip	AVG High Temp	AVG Low Temp
January	11.72"	44.7°	32.9°
February	11.57"	44.9°	32.7°
March	10.50"	46.4°	33.0°
April	4.98"	52.5°	36.5°
May	2.93"	61.0°	44.3°
June	.88"	69.7°	52.0°
July	.37"	76.9°	58.3°
August	.43"	76.8°	57.8°
September	1.44"	71.4°	53.1°
October	3.86"	62.3°	45.9°
November	8.97"	49.4°	36.2°
December	8.71"	45.6°	32.6°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are lower than 93% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 82% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are higher than 97% of other locations on record.