Plumas County, California

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Plumas County, California is a rural, mountainous county in the northern Sierra Nevada known for its extensive forests, outdoor recreation, and the scenic Feather River Canyon.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Plumas County, California canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county of California
administrativeCenter Quincy, California
borders Butte County
surface form: Butte County, California

Lassen County
surface form: Lassen County, California

Nevada County, California
Shasta County, California NERFINISHED
Sierra County, California
Tehama County, California NERFINISHED
Washoe County
surface form: Washoe County, Nevada

Yuba County
surface form: Yuba County, California
climate continental Mediterranean (varies with elevation)
contains American Valley
Antelope Lake NERFINISHED
Bucks Lake NERFINISHED
Feather River
Feather River Canyon
Frenchman Lake NERFINISHED
Indian Valley
Lake Almanor
Lake Davis
Lakes Basin Recreation Area
surface form: Lakes Basin Recreation Area (partly)

Lassen National Forest (surrounding lands)
surface form: Lassen National Forest (partly)

Plumas National Forest
Sierra Valley
surface form: Sierra Valley (partly)
country United States of America
countySeat Quincy, California
establishedFrom Butte County
surface form: Butte County, California
fipsCode 06063
founded 1854
gnisID 00295788
governingBody Plumas County Board of Supervisors
includesCensusDesignatedPlace Graeagle, California
surface form: Blairsden, California

Chester, California
Cromberg, California
Quincy, California
surface form: East Quincy, California

Graeagle, California
Greenville, California
Keddie, California
Meadow Valley, California
Quincy, California
includesCity Portola, California
knownFor extensive forests
outdoor recreation
scenic Feather River Canyon
largestCommunity Quincy, California
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Northern California
Sierra Nevada
majorHighway California State Route 36
California State Route 70
California State Route 89
namedAfter Feather River
Plumas (Spanish word for feathers)
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Sierra Nevada region of California
surface form: Sierra Nevada region

United States of America
surface form: United States
primaryEconomicActivities outdoor recreation industry
timber
tourism
recreationalActivities boating
camping
fishing
hiking
skiing
snowmobiling
regionType rural
state California, United States
surface form: California
terrain mountainous
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevada County, California borderedBy Plumas County, California
Warner Valley locatedIn Plumas County, California
Feather River Canyon (historic alignment) passesThrough Plumas County, California
California State Route 89 passesThrough Plumas County, California
Lake Almanor locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Plumas County, California
Feather River flowsThrough Plumas County, California
Chester, California county Plumas County, California
Drakesbad Guest Ranch county Plumas County, California
Sierra County, California borders Plumas County, California