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Pine Mountain Lake California Map

Explore Pine Mountain Lake, 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 Pine Mountain Lake, California

How to Use This Pine Mountain Lake, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pine Mountain Lake, 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 Pine Mountain Lake.

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	Pine Mountain Lake
State	California (CA)
County	Tuolumne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.8599
Longitude	-120.1844
Population	2,636
Density	53.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95321
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Sonora
School District	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District

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About Pine Mountain Lake, California

Pine Mountain Lake is a locality in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,636. The population density is 53.7 people per km². Pine Mountain Lake is located at 37.8599°N, 120.1844°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95321.

Pine Mountain Lake anchors a landscape of rugged, sun-bleached terrain where the earth rises in dry, oak-dotted swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 36.7 miles east of Oakdale, CA (from Oakdale, CA: bearing 80°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-southeast of Soulsbyville. Granite outcrops pierce the thin, golden soil of Corcoran Flat, while the nearby Stanislaus National Forest provides a dense, resinous backdrop of pine and cedar that breathes cool air into the heat of mid-afternoon. Big Humbug Creek carves a narrow, seasonal path through the brush, its bed often reduced to smooth, pale stones during the long months of summer drought. As the sun dips behind the western ridges, the light takes on a sharp, amber clarity that illuminates the dust motes dancing above the dry grass, lending the region a stillness that feels both ancient and deeply settled.

Development at Pine Mountain Lake grew from a vision of a private, recreational retreat, transforming what was once expansive ranch land into a residential landscape defined by its primary reservoir and its proximity to the wilder reaches of the backcountry. The local economy and daily rhythm are tethered to the ebb and flow of visitors and residents who look toward the Rogge Trail for access to the topography beyond the residential borders. History here is marked by the transition from the hard labor of gold-era mining to the contemporary quiet of a planned community, where the primary infrastructure remains focused on maintaining the clarity of the water and the health of the surrounding woodlands. The pace of life is dictated by the seasons, shifting from the energetic activity of the summer months to a profound, solitary quiet when the winter frost settles over the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 061° NE · 901k acres
Tuolumne, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.2 mi, 017° N · 8,379 acres
Leon Rose Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 251° W
Mary Laveroni Community Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 241° SW
Groveland Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 239° SW
Indian Grinding Rock (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 108° E
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 268° W
Heisler #2 Steam Engine (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 337° NW
Tuolumne City Memorial Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 338° N
Rim of the World (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 108° E
Willow Creek Lounge (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 339° N
Covers Apple Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.6 mi, 331° NW
Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.8 mi, 249° W
The Northern Mariposa Country History Center (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 184° S
Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 273° W
Veterans Memorial Military Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 309° NW
Tuolumne County Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 308° NW
Dunlavy Field (Stadium) — 14.2 mi, 309° NW
Jamestown Branch Jail (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 296° NW
Merced River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.3 mi, 169° S · 13k acres
Me-Wuk Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 317° NW
Old Crimea House (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 263° W
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 16.5 mi, 082° E · 743k acres
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.5 mi, 082° E · 704k acres
Springfield Armory/School/Store (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 312° NW
Historic Fallon House Theater (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 315° NW
Emigrant Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.7 mi, 052° NE · 113k acres
Fremont’s Fort (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 170° S
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.1 mi, 133° SE · 10k acres
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 19.4 mi, 133° SE · 1.3M acres

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