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Snow Point

Ghost town · Nevada County, California

Alleghany quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Alleghany quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Snow Point is a ghost town in Nevada County, California. It is one of 28 former communities in Nevada County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Snow Point as a historical populated place on the Alleghany topographic quadrangle: 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 39.4268° N, 120.8155° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlleghany
Elevation4,351 ft
Nearest living townAlleghany, CA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1682971
Coordinates39.42684, -120.81550

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What's there now

Snow Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alleghany, CA (population 35), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,351 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 Snow Point?

Snow Point is in Nevada County, California, at 39.4268, -120.8155.

How many ghost towns are in Nevada County?

Nevada County, California has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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