Summit, Plumas County, California
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Summit is a former settlement in Plumas County
, California
. It was located on the summit of the Beckwourth Pass
1 miles (1.6 km) east-southeast of Chilcoot
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A post office operated at Summit from 1864 to 1897.
Plumas County, California
Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located on the summit of the Beckwourth Pass
Beckwourth Pass
Beckwourth Pass is the lowest Sierra Crest mountain pass and is located at the Sierra Valley's eastern edge near Chilcoot-Vinton, Plumas County, California. Beckwourth Pass is east of Beckwourth, California, in the Sierra Nevada, and is northwest of Reno, Nevada. The pass carries California State...
1 miles (1.6 km) east-southeast of Chilcoot
Chilcoot, California
Chilcoot is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of . Chilcoot is located east of Portola.For census purposes, Chilcoot is included in the census-designated place of Chilcoot-Vinton....
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A post office operated at Summit from 1864 to 1897.