San Juan Ridge

Aerial view of San Juan Ridge (foreground) and New Bullards Bar Reservoir (background), from the southeast. Bright areas are placer-mined gravel areas; South Yuba River at lower left.

The San Juan Ridge (39°22′40″N 121°01′33″W / 39.37778°N 121.02583°W / 39.37778; -121.02583) is a geographic feature extending approximately 24 miles (39 km) east-northeast between the South and Middle Yuba Rivers in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada.[1] The elevation is approximately 790 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.[2]

  1. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's geographic names : a gazetteer of historic and modern names of the state. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 551. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. ^ "San Juan Ridge Gold Mine Begins Production". onemine.org. 1996-01-01. Retrieved 2008-08-01.