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Mountain Chief Creek

Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.

County

Placer County, California

GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
39.0998997°, -120.7540989°

Elevation

3825 ft. (1166 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. Mountain Chief Creek is covered by the Foresthill, CA US Topo Map quadrant

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Water

Land

Man-made

Nearby Streams

Sellier Creek	1.1 mi
McBride Creek	1.7 mi
Brimstone Creek	1.8 mi
Cottage Home Creek	2.0 mi
Pagge Creek	2.7 mi

Nearby Cities

Foresthill, CA	6 mi
Alta, CA	8 mi
Dutch Flat, CA	9 mi
Colfax, CA	11 mi
Georgetown, CA	14 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Sugarpine Mill (historical)	Man-made	0.6 mi
Sugar Pine Canyon	Land	0.8 mi
Mountain Chief Tunnel	Man-made	0.9 mi
Mountain Chief Mine	Man-made	1.0 mi
Foresthell Seed Orchard	Man-made	1.3 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 COL which is approximately 11 miles away and has an elevation of 2,400 feet (1,425 feet lower than Mountain Chief Creek). 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	8.77"	55.6°	35.2°
February	8.43"	58.1°	36.9°
March	7.70"	60.4°	38.4°
April	3.19"	66.3°	41.8°
May	1.70"	73.9°	48.0°
June	.59"	82.8°	55.3°
July	.19"	89.6°	60.7°
August	.23"	89.2°	59.1°
September	1.08"	84.2°	54.7°
October	2.58"	74.6°	47.1°
November	6.44"	60.7°	38.6°
December	7.02"	55.4°	34.3°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 66% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 85% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are higher than 77% of other locations on record.