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Caribou

Ghost town · Plumas County, California

Almanor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Almanor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Caribou is a ghost town in Plumas County, California, recorded as census-designated place in Plumas County, California. It is one of 23 former communities in Plumas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 1.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caribou as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.0800° N, 121.1575° W.

Key facts

Peak population1
Last recorded population1
Elevation3,175 ft
Nearest living townTwain, CA
Distance to it6.9 miles
Coordinates40.08000, -121.15750

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What's there now

Caribou is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Twain, CA (population 414), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,175 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Caribou?

Caribou is in Plumas County, California, at 40.0800, -121.1575.

How many ghost towns are in Plumas County?

Plumas County, California has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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