Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California, United States

Alternative Names:	Blu Lejk, Blue Lake, Camp Skidaddle, Powersville, Scottsville, blu leka, blw laky, blw lyk kalyfrnya, blyw lyk kylyfwrnya, lan hu, Блу Лейк, Блу Лејк, بلو لاكي, بلو لیک، کالیفرنیا, بلیو لیک، کیلیفورنیا, ब्लु लेक, 蓝湖
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:	Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California, USA
Mindat.org Region:	Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California, USA
Region:	Humboldt County, California, United States
Latitude:	40° 52' 58" N
Longitude:	123° 59' 2" W
Lat/Long (dec):	40.88291,-123.98395
Köppen climate type:	Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:	40m
Population:	1,252 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5560020
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5560020:8
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Korbel, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 52' 13" N	123° 57' 29" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Liscom Hill, Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 55' 10" N	123° 57' 38" W	4.5km (2.8 miles)
Hungry Hollow prospect, Korbel, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 51' 0" N	123° 55' 0" W	6.7km (4.2 miles)
W. A. Preston property, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 52' 41" N	124° 4' 0" W	7.0km (4.3 miles)
Janes Creek prospect, Korblex, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 53' 21" N	124° 4' 9" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Hanes Creek Mine, Korblex, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 53' 31" N	124° 4' 14" W	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Korblex, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 54' 11" N	124° 4' 17" W	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Jacoby Creek deposit, Indianola, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 49' 18" N	124° 2' 21" W	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Unnamed stone quarry [1], The Springs, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 48' 5" N	124° 1' 0" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Rocky Gulch Quarry, Indianola, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 49' 8" N	124° 3' 46" W	9.7km (6.0 miles)
The Springs, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 47' 54" N	124° 2' 8" W	10.3km (6.4 miles)
Unnamed stone occurrence [9], Fernwood, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 50' 30" N	123° 52' 5" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Unnamed stone quarry [2], Kneeland, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 46' 58" N	123° 57' 56" W	11.2km (7.0 miles)
Fernwood, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 52' 8" N	123° 51' 2" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Indianola, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 48' 45" N	124° 4' 59" W	11.4km (7.1 miles)
Haw Quarry, Indianola, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 48' 2" N	124° 4' 17" W	11.7km (7.3 miles)
Unnamed stone quarry/pit [7], Fernwood, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 56' 2" N	123° 51' 35" W	11.9km (7.4 miles)
Lord Ellis, Fernwood, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 56' 4" N	123° 51' 37" W	11.9km (7.4 miles)
Black Creek prospect, Kneeland, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 46' 5" N	123° 56' 44" W	13.1km (8.2 miles)
Kneeland, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 45' 39" N	123° 59' 40" W	13.6km (8.4 miles)
Thompson Brick Company Mine, Myrtletown, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 47' 48" N	124° 8' 3" W	15.9km (9.9 miles)
Unnamed Hg prospects [2], Hopkins Butte, Mill Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 54' 7" N	123° 47' 0" W	17.0km (10.5 miles)
Freshwater Slough prospect, Myrtletown, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 46' 36" N	124° 8' 12" W	17.5km (10.8 miles)
Little River (Northern California Beach Sands), Moonstone, Humboldt County, California, USA	41° 1' 40" N	124° 4' 8" W	17.6km (10.9 miles)
Unnamed stone quarry [8], Kneeland, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 43' 9" N	123° 57' 46" W	18.3km (11.3 miles)
Moonstone, Humboldt County, California, USA	41° 1' 48" N	124° 6' 33" W	19.5km (12.1 miles)
Unnamed stone occurrence [5], Bayview, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 46' 6" N	124° 9' 54" W	19.8km (12.3 miles)
Westhaven, Humboldt County, California, USA	41° 2' 8" N	124° 6' 39" W	20.1km (12.5 miles)
Unnamed volcanic ash occurrence [1], Kneeland, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 41' 50" N	123° 58' 35" W	20.6km (12.8 miles)
Horse Mountain, Humboldt County, California, USA	40° 52' 27" N	123° 43' 54" W	21.2km (13.2 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
California Coast Ranges, North America Plate	Accretionary Complex
Franciscan Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Northern California Borderland Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Coast Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
California, USA	State
Humboldt County, California, USA	County
Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California, USA	Town

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