Bidwell's Bar, California

39°33′24″N 121°26′29″W / 39.55667°N 121.44139°W / 39.55667; -121.44139

Bidwell's Bar
Former settlement
Bidwell's Bar, c. 1854 (artist unknown)
Bidwell's Bar, c. 1854 (artist unknown)
Bidwell's Bar is located in California
Bidwell's Bar
Bidwell's Bar
Location in California
Bidwell's Bar is located in the United States
Bidwell's Bar
Bidwell's Bar
Bidwell's Bar (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°33′24″N 121°26′29″W / 39.55667°N 121.44139°W / 39.55667; -121.44139
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyButte County
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
Reference no.330[2]

Bidwell's Bar (also known as Bidwell Bar, and Bidwells Bar) was a gold mining camp in Butte County, California, United States, which lay at the end of the California Trail. It was located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-northeast of Oroville,[3] at an elevation of 902 feet (275 m).

  1. ^ "Bidwell Bar (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CHL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 193. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.