California Gazetteer
Pit River is a physical feature (stream) in Shasta County. The primary coordinates for Pit River places it within the CA 96051 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pit River |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at the junction of North Fork Pit River and South Fork Pit River, south of Alturas, trends west-southwest through the Pit River Arm to join the Sacramento River Arm in Shasta Lake. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named because the Indians dug pits upon its banks to catch men and animals. |
| County: | Shasta County |
| Latitude: | 40.7562607 |
| Longitude: | -122.3705647 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pit River: Pit River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Pit River does not include property ownership information.
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Mountain Gate, CA
(3.4 miles SE) Shasta Lake, CA (5.3 miles S) Lakehead, CA (10.3 miles N) Keswick, CA (10.5 miles SSW) Bella Vista, CA (10.8 miles SE) |
Redding, CA
(11.8 miles S) Shasta, CA (12.6 miles SSW) French Gulch, CA (14.5 miles WSW) Palo Cedro, CA (15 miles SSE) Centerville, CA (17.5 miles SSW) |
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McColl, CA
(3.1 miles SE) Portal Inn, CA (3.1 miles ESE) Tunnel Inn, CA (3.1 miles SE) Holiday Harbor Resort, CA (4.5 miles NE) Government Camp, CA (4.5 miles SSW) |
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