Whitehawk California Map

About Whitehawk, California

Whitehawk is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 21.5 people per km². Whitehawk is located at 39.7205°N, 120.5510°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96106.

Whitehawk emerges from the high-altitude terrain as a quiet intersection of timber and water, defined by the persistent, cold transit of Sulphur Creek. It lies 33.5 miles northwest of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.6 miles southwest of Portola. This landscape is characterized by the expansive, quiet basin of Boulder Creek Meadow, where the grasses turn a brittle, pale straw color under the relentless intensity of the inland sun. Beyond the immediate canopy of Plumas National Forest, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada marks the horizon, acting as a permanent, snow-dusted boundary to the world. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent of pine needles and damp earth, a quality of atmosphere that seems to suspend the afternoon in a state of perpetual, amber-hued stillness.

Whitehawk maintains a rhythm tethered to the cycles of the forest, reflecting a regional economy that has shifted from the labor of early timber extraction toward a quieter, seasonal existence. Traces of this industry remain in the weathered, silvered wood of older structures that stand as silent witnesses to a more industrious era. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Gold Lake for respite, finding in its depths a stillness that mirrors the temperament of the surrounding woods. For those seeking a more rigorous connection to the terrain, the Haskell Peak Trail offers a demanding path upward, rising above the valley floor to provide a vantage point over the rugged, broken topography that defines the character of Whitehawk.

About This Whitehawk Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whitehawk, California. Coordinates: 39.720456, -120.551049. 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 Whitehawk includes the ZIP code (96106), telephone area code (530), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Plumas Unified School District).

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.