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Whitney is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Whitney is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of Roseville.[2] It lies at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m)[1] and is home to the Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

For the former settlement in Inyo County, see Lone Pine Station, California.
Whitney
Unincorporated community
Whitney
Location in California
Whitney
Whitney (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°50′01″N 121°18′25″W
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation
[1]
131 ft (40 m)

The name honors a local rancher, Joel Parker Whitney.[2]

Whitney's Pyramid Tomb is located in Rocklin, California


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 576. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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