Alpha | |
|---|---|
Former settlement | |
  Alpha Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′50″N 120°46′53″W / 39.33056°N 120.78139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada County |
| Elevation | 4,120 ft (1,260 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Alpha was a gold mining town in Nevada County, located about 2 miles southeast of the town of Washington, California and about 15 miles northeast of Nevada City, California. It lay at an elevation of 4120 feet, about 2 miles below the South Yuba River and just west of Scotchman Creek.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpha, California
- ^ Several sources report that the exact location of Alpha is not known. See e.g. Slyter, Robert I., Nevada County Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 34, No. 4 (October 1980) (hereafter Slyter) p. 24. Probably the most accurate location is that depicted on the 1891 or 1898 Colfax quadrangle maps.