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Pinacate

Ghost town · Riverside County, California

Perris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Perris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pinacate is a ghost town in Riverside County, California, recorded as human settlement in California, United States of America. It is one of 13 former communities in Riverside County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pinacate 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 33.7600° N, 117.2330° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townPerris, CA
Distance to it2.2 miles
Coordinates33.76000, -117.23300

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What's there now

Pinacate is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Perris, CA (population 79,349), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pinacate?

Pinacate is in Riverside County, California, at 33.7600, -117.2330.

How many ghost towns are in Riverside County?

Riverside County, California has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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