<Table> California Gold Rush <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Prospectors working California gold placer deposits in 1850 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> January 24 , 1848 ( 1848 - 01 - 24 ) -- 1855 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Sierra Nevada and Northern California goldfields </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 48 ′ 09 '' N 120 ° 53 ′ 41 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.80250 ° N 120.89472 ° W ﻿ / 38.80250 ; - 120.89472 Coordinates : 38 ° 48 ′ 09 '' N 120 ° 53 ′ 41 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.80250 ° N 120.89472 ° W ﻿ / 38.80250 ; - 120.89472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Participants </Th> <Td> 300,000 prospectors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Outcome </Th> <Td> California becomes a U.S. state and California Genocide </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where did the california gold rush take place
Sierra Nevada and Northern California goldfields