Where was the largest gold nugget found in california?
Before the California Gold Rush, only Native Americans had ventured into the area, which lies northwest of Lake Tahoe on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, and which lay between areas inhabited by Maidu, Nisenan, and Washo peoples (Pre-Contact Tribal Map). The area is now part of the Tahoe National Forest.
Which current National Forest is the site where the largest gold nugget was found in california?
Tahoe National Forest
Sierra City, California
Today the town-limits signs list Sierra City's population as 225. The main industry is tourism. None of the nearby hard-rock mines are in operation, but the Kentucky mine just outside the town limits now houses a mining museum. In the summer months, fishing in the North Yuba and its tributaries and in nearby alpine lakes is popular, as is mountain-biking, placer-mining, and hiking. A cluster of sheer rock peaks known as the Sierra Buttes (Latitude: 39.59351, Longitude: -120.64105), 7,818 feet high, is just 1.6 miles from Sierra City and towers over the town. Many trails cross the area, and the Pacific Crest Trail crosses the flanks of the Sierra Buttes some 2,000 feet above the town. Wild Plum Campground is a little more than a mile away on Haypress Creek.
Which peaks are where the largest gold nugget was found in california?
Sierra Buttes
Sierra City, California
List of gold nuggets by size
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20gold%20nuggets%20by%20size
Category:Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category%3AMountains%20of%20the%20Sierra%20Nevada%20%28U.S.%29
Sierra City, California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra%20City%2C%20California
The largest gold nuggets found in California were at Tahoe National Forest in the peaks of the Sierra Buttes.