Rocklin Quarry
Rocklin, California
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38°47'22.6"N 121°14'15.7"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | California |
Rock Climb
(known as the Big Gun Quarry)
This granite quarry is behind the city office building at 3970 Rocklin Road. To get the best view of the quarry pit and the granite processing sheds on the northwest quarry rim, go to the second floor exterior stairwell landing of that office building. This quarry opened in September 1864, supplying granite for California's State Capitol Building. From 1905 until the early 1930s, it was the primary quarry of the California Granite Company. From 1933 until 1977, it was the largest quarry operated by the Ruhkala family's Union Granite Company. This quarry operated until 2005 when it was the last of Rocklin's 62 quarries to cease operations. The seven acres at this site belongs to the Rocklin Redevelopment Agency which, as of 2011, is advocating demolition of the processing sheds.
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Directions
From Rocklin, California
- Head northwest on Rocklin Rd toward Pacific St (23 ft)
- Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Pacific St (0.1 mi)
- Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Bush St (194 ft)
This granite quarry is behind the city office building at 3970 Rocklin Road.
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