Rubicon Springs, California

Not to be confused with Rubicon, California.

Coordinates: 39°01′03″N 120°14′56″W / 39.01750°N 120.24889°W

Rubicon Springs
Former settlement
Rubicon Springs

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°01′03″N 120°14′56″W / 39.01750°N 120.24889°W
Country United States
State California
County El Dorado County
Elevation[1] 6,165 ft (1,879 m)

Rubicon Springs is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 6165 feet (1879 m).[1] It still appeared on maps as of 1940.[1] The natural springs were harnessed for a resort by the 1860s.[2] By 1909, a hotel and summer cottages had been erected.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rubicon Springs, 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. 548. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.