Ghost town · California
North Bloomfield
North Bloomfield is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,004 m. Fall Creek Mountain stands 2,283 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
ghost town in Nevada County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates39.36833, -120.89944
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buck Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pleasant Point: 1.8 mi
- Columbia Hill: 3.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 5.9 mi
- Cherry Hill: 6.4 mi
Parks: 39
- Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District: 0.0 mi
- Rock Creek Nature Study Area: 5.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Tobiassen Park: 9.4 mi
- Calanan Park: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
- North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852: 0.7 mi
- Scott’s Flat Trail: 6.2 mi
- Site of Old Wells Fargo Building: 9.6 mi
- Stamp Mill: 9.7 mi
- Stewart Mansion: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Lupine Point: 3.4 mi
- Independence Point: 8.3 mi
- Excelsior: 9.1 mi
- Bell Point: 9.8 mi
- Ruby Bluff: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Humbug Creek Picknic: 2.7 mi
- Overlook Point Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
- Convict Flat Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
- Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 13.1 mi
Museums: 11
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum: 9.6 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 9.8 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 10.4 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 10.8 mi
- Downieville Museum: 13.8 mi
Springs: 9
- Willow Spring: 1.8 mi
- Derbec Spring: 1.9 mi
- Upper Derbec Spring: 2.1 mi
- Holden Spring: 2.7 mi
- Jackies Orchard Spring: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- Missouri Bar: 1.8 mi
- Illinois Bar: 4.3 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 5.2 mi
- Emerald Pool: 7.4 mi
- China Dam: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 4
- Dog Beach: 7.5 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 10.7 mi
- Pine Island Beach: 19.2 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Nisenan Garden: 10.4 mi
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Hackmans Falls: 19.6 mi
- Loves Falls: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of North Bloomfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek Mountain | E 80° | 2,283 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,251 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grouse Ridge | E 89° | 2,189 m | 14.8 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NE 38° | 1,955 m | 13.8 mi |
| Zion Hill | E 94° | 1,890 m | 14.1 mi |
| Clyde Mountain | E 98° | 1,846 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ENE 60° | 1,811 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Beartrap | E 79° | 1,766 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 10.9 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 12.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nevada City, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Grass Valley · 13 mi
- Colfax · 19 mi
- Placer County · 23 mi
- Sierra County · 26 mi
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