Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 257649

Location

State California

County Shasta

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

40°52'36"N 121°51'41"W

Decimal Degrees

40.8765456, -121.8613832

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Chalk Mountain

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Hillcrest

2.6 mi WSW

Also Known As

Buffom Creek

Hydrography

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Description

Heads 5.9 km (3.7 mi) west-southwest of Lake Margaret, flows southwest for 1.5 miles to Hatchet Creek, 6.1 km (3.8 mi) south-southwest of Bunchgrass Mountain. (US-T121)

History

Named for Frank Buffum who settled along this stream in 1888. (US-T121)

Nearby Features

Lion Wash Falls Falls · 1.3 mi WSW
Goat Creek Stream · 1.4 mi SE
Lion Slide Falls Falls · 1.7 mi W
Fuller Flat Flat · 1.9 mi ESE
Sanders Ridge Ridge · 2.0 mi S
Little Hatchet Creek Stream · 2.1 mi ESE
Moody Spring Spring · 2.2 mi SW
Fuller Mountain Summit · 2.5 mi SE
Carberry Creek Stream · 2.5 mi ESE
Hillcrest Populated Place · 2.6 mi WSW