Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, United States

Alternative Names:	Uolnt Krijk, Uolnat-Krik, Volnat Krik, Volnat-Krik, Walnut Creek, he tao xi, u~orunattokuriku, valanata krika, walnat kryk kalyfrnya, walnwt kryk, wolneoskeulig, Волнат Крик, Волнат-Крік, Уолнат-Крик, Уолнът Крийк, والنات کریک، کالیفرنیا, والنوت كريك, वालनट क्रीक, ウォールナットクリーク, 核桃溪, 월넛크릭
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Contra Costa County, California, USA
Region:	Contra Costa County, California, United States
Latitude:	37° 54' 22" N
Longitude:	122° 3' 53" W
Lat/Long (dec):	37.90631,-122.06496
Köppen climate type:	Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:	52m
Population:	68,910 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5406990
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5406990:9
GUID:	df622019-05cc-4ce4-816f-ce2f930aa52a

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 23" N	122° 3' 50" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Clark & Sons prospect, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 23" N	122° 3' 11" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Immel pit, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 23" N	122° 3' 1" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Gallagher and Burke Quarry (Gallagher & Burke), Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 23" N	122° 2' 53" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
N. M. Ball Sons Quarry, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 11" N	122° 2' 3" W	2.7km (1.7 miles)
Ball Quarry, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 53' 42" N	122° 1' 54" W	3.2km (2.0 miles)
Unnamed Ca prospect [1], Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 57' 1" N	122° 1' 13" W	6.3km (3.9 miles)
Mt. Diablo Lime Marl Company Mine, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 57' 0" N	122° 0' 41" W	6.8km (4.2 miles)
Serra Brothers Quarry (Slater Quarry), Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 58' 31" N	122° 4' 14" W	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Christen Quarry, Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 58' 31" N	122° 4' 14" W	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Cowell Silver Sand Company, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 56' 42" N	121° 59' 30" W	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company Mine (Pacific Cement Aggregates Company), Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 57' 5" N	121° 59' 44" W	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Martin pit, Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 57' 52" N	122° 0' 38" W	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Briones Hills, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 56' 35" N	122° 8' 44" W	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Pacific Cement and Aggregrates Quarry (Harrison-Birdwell - Pacific Cement and Aggregates Co.), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 55' 29" N	121° 58' 27" W	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Arroyo Del Carro prospect, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 53' 32" N	121° 58' 15" W	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 58' 41" N	122° 1' 48" W	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 59' 0" N	122° 4' 27" W	8.6km (5.4 miles)
Black Point Adit Mine, Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 33" N	121° 57' 30" W	9.3km (5.8 miles)
Clayton Quarry [1] (Kaiser Sand and Gravel Company; Clayton Quarry and mill), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 55' 21" N	121° 57' 31" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Mount Zion Chrome prospect, Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 53' 47" N	121° 57' 19" W	9.7km (6.0 miles)
Moraga, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 50' 6" N	122° 7' 42" W	9.7km (6.0 miles)
Summit of Zion Mine, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 55' 23" N	121° 57' 15" W	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Orinda, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 52' 37" N	122° 10' 42" W	10.5km (6.5 miles)
Clayton Quarry [2], Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 55' 25" N	121° 56' 48" W	10.5km (6.6 miles)
Oakland; Antioch & Eastern Railroad Company Quarry, Moraga, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 49' 32" N	122° 8' 15" W	11.0km (6.8 miles)
Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 6" N	121° 56' 12" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Mitchell Canyon prospect, Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 53' 42" N	121° 56' 12" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
La Felis claim (La Feliz claim), Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 24" N	121° 56' 3" W	11.5km (7.1 miles)
San Pedro claim, Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA	37° 54' 20" N	121° 56' 3" W	11.5km (7.1 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 11.5 km)

ⓘ Chromite

ⓘ Chrysocolla

ⓘ Chrysotile

ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 11.5 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Franciscan Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Sonoma-Livermore Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Coast Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
California, USA	State
Contra Costa County, California, USA	County
Diablo Range, California, USA	Mountain Range

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