Bontes, California

Bontes
Former settlement
Bontes

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°47′00″N 120°37′23″W / 39.78333°N 120.62306°WCoordinates: 39°47′00″N 120°37′23″W / 39.78333°N 120.62306°W
Country  United States
State  California
County Plumas County
Elevation[1] 4,390 ft (1,338 m)

Bontes is a former settlement in Plumas County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 4390 feet (1338 m).[1] Bontes is located near the mouth of Bonta Creek.[2] It still appeared on maps as of 1897.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bontes, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 359. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.