Gold Mountain California Map
Explore Gold Mountain, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Gold Mountain, California
How to Use This Gold Mountain, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gold Mountain, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gold Mountain.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Gold Mountain |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Plumas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.761315 |
| Longitude | -120.519054 |
| Population | 73 |
| Density | 4.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 96106 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Quincy |
| School District | Plumas Unified School District |
About Gold Mountain, California
Gold Mountain is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 73. The population density is 4.6 people per km². Gold Mountain is located at 39.7613°N, 120.5191°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96106.Gold Mountain occupies a rugged expanse where the earth rises in quiet, deliberate folds toward the distant Sierra Nevada. It lies 35.4 miles north-northwest of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 4.8 miles southwest of Portola. The Middle Fork Feather River carves a path directly through the landscape, its currents rushing over polished stone with a clarity that defies the dust of the surrounding slopes. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain opens into the expanse of Claireville Flat, where the light of late afternoon turns the dry grasses into a pale, flickering amber. Even the air here feels sharpened by the elevation, carrying the scent of dry pine and the cooling influence of the Feather, California Wild and Scenic River, which preserves the untamed character of the riparian corridor.
Gold Mountain emerged from the restless ambitions of those who sought fortune in the earth, leaving behind a legacy of abandoned shafts and the persistent rhythms of a resource-driven economy. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the land, far removed from the dense urban centers, though the proximity of the Plumas National Forest ensures that the wilderness remains a primary neighbor. Residents often look toward the higher elevations, where the Madora Lake Loop Trail offers a passage into the woods, or they find a singular stillness at Gold Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the sky. The character of the locality is defined by this blend of endurance and isolation, a quiet existence maintained under a vast, open expanse that changes color with the slow migration of the seasons.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 143° SE · 1.2M acres
- Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.8 mi, 306° NW · 24k acres
- Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 122° SE · 895k acres
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 038° NE
- California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 091° E
- Middle Fork Feather River Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 046° NE
- Sierra Valley Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 081° E
- Frazier Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 240° SW
- Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 278° W
- Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 032° NE
- Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 268° W
- Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 269° W
- Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.3 mi, 236° SW · 1,886 acres
- Antelope Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 126° SE
- Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 211° SW
- Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 203° SW
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 203° SW
- Webber Lake (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 164° S
- Downieville Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 230° SW
- Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 230° SW
- Wheelers Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 139° SE
- Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 258° W
- Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 298° NW
- "snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 30.7 mi, 163° S
- Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.4 mi, 287° W · 24k acres
- Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 214° SW
- Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 148° SE
- Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.8 mi, 122° SE · 31k acres
- Illinois Bar (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 219° SW
- The Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 39.7 mi, 148° SE
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About This Gold Mountain Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gold Mountain, California. Coordinates: 39.761315, -120.519054. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Gold Mountain includes the ZIP code (96106), telephone area code (530), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Plumas Unified School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
