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Canyon Lake, Riverside County, California, United States

Alternative Names:	Kanjon Lejk, Keniun Lejk, kanywn laky, kanywn lyk kalyfrnya, kyan'yana leka, kynyn lyk kylyfwrnya, xia gu hu, Канјон Лејк, Кениън Лейк, كانيون لاكي, کانیون لیک، کالیفرنیا, کینین لیک، کیلیفورنیا, क्यान्यन लेक, 峡谷湖
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Riverside County, California, USA
Region:	Riverside County, California, United States
Latitude:	33° 41' 6" N
Longitude:	117° 16' 23" W
Lat/Long (dec):	33.68502,-117.27309
Köppen climate type:	Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:	422m
Population:	11,080 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5333976
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5333976:8
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Wrench prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 41' 15" N	117° 16' 42" W	0.6km (0.3 miles)
Wrench Slate prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 41' 8" N	117° 16' 59" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Binkley's Diggings prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 21" N	117° 16' 18" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Unnamed Mn prospect [4], Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 41' 46" N	117° 17' 9" W	1.7km (1.1 miles)
Chief of the Hills Mine (Chief of the Hills group), Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 18" N	117° 17' 30" W	2.3km (1.4 miles)
Palisades group, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 46" N	117° 17' 51" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Brady prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 48" N	117° 17' 55" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Robinhood No. 4 prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 41' 45" N	117° 17' 46" W	2.5km (1.5 miles)
Tyler's diggings, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 39' 49" N	117° 16' 59" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Riverside County Gravel pit [3], Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 39' 44" N	117° 16' 5" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Argonaut group, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 2" N	117° 17' 34" W	2.7km (1.7 miles)
Unnamed Slate quarry [2], Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 42' 41" N	117° 16' 8" W	3.0km (1.9 miles)
Lake View prospect (Lakeview prospect), Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 50" N	117° 18' 18" W	3.0km (1.9 miles)
Unnamed Sn prospect [2], Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 27" N	117° 18' 10" W	3.0km (1.9 miles)
American Flag and Monarch Mines (American Flay & Monarch), Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 40' 5" N	117° 17' 56" W	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Best Ranch deposit, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 42' 5" N	117° 18' 1" W	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Unnamed Sn prospect [1], Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 42' 52" N	117° 16' 44" W	3.3km (2.1 miles)
Unnamed Slate quarry [1], Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 42' 57" N	117° 15' 58" W	3.5km (2.2 miles)
Beal-McClellan property (Beal Mc Clellan property; Newport; Brum; Brum and Newport prospect; Newport Black Eagle; Elsinore property), Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 1" N	117° 16' 13" W	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Nettleton deposit, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 39' 10" N	117° 15' 53" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Unnamed Au prospects [2], Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 5" N	117° 16' 23" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 41' 3" N	117° 18' 49" W	3.8km (2.3 miles)
Lucky Strike Mine [3] (Ophir Mine), Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 0" N	117° 17' 47" W	4.1km (2.6 miles)
Black Bird Mine-East group (E Manganese deposits), Menifee, Menifee Mining District (Auld Mining District), Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 1" N	117° 14' 55" W	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Sedco pit, Wildomar, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 38' 49" N	117° 16' 54" W	4.3km (2.7 miles)
Riverside Quarries Company deposit, Menifee, Menifee Mining District (Auld Mining District), Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 16" N	117° 14' 55" W	4.6km (2.9 miles)
Elsinore Manganese deposits, Menifee, Menifee Mining District (Auld Mining District), Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 28" N	117° 15' 26" W	4.6km (2.9 miles)
Rainbow Slate group, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 39" N	117° 15' 32" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Ragged Top group, Menifee, Menifee Mining District (Auld Mining District), Riverside County, California, USA	33° 39' 9" N	117° 14' 6" W	5.0km (3.1 miles)
Railroad Canyon occurrence, Perris, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA	33° 43' 55" N	117° 16' 54" W	5.3km (3.3 miles)

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Good Hope Mine (1913 or earlier)

Good Hope Mine, Perris, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

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Garnet Group, etc.

Lake View prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

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Almandine

Lake View prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

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Good Hope Mine (1913 or earlier)

Good Hope Mine, Perris, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

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Garnet Group, etc.

Lake View prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

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Almandine

Lake View prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

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Good Hope Mine (1913 or earlier)

Good Hope Mine, Perris, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

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Garnet Group, etc.

Lake View prospect, Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 5.3 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 5.3 km)

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type
North America	Continent
Franciscan Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Peninsular Ranges Batholith, North America Plate	Volcanic Arc
Southern California Borderland Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Pacific Plate	Tectonic Plate
USA	Country
California, USA	State
Riverside County, California, USA	County

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