page_title: Auburn, California
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Auburn, California / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Panorama of several images taken displaying the local geography of Auburn, CA, USA
context_page_description: Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. Its population was 13,330 during the 2010 census. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history, and is registered as a California Historical Landmark.
  Auburn is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area and is home to the Auburn State Recreation Area, the site of a number of sporting endurance events. Events include the Western States Endurance Run; the Western States Trail Ride, also known as Tevis Cup Equestrian Ride; American River 50 Mile Endurance Run; American River 50 Mile Equestrian Ride; Way Too Cool 50 Kilometer Endurance Run; Auburn International Half Iron Triathlon; Auburn Century 100 Mile Bike Ride; Coolest 24 Hour Mountain Bike Race; Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Endurance Run; Sierra Nevada 50 Mile Endurance Run; and the Coolest Run: Ride & Tie.
context_section_description: Auburn is located at 38°53′55″N 121°04′28″W.
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km²), of which 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²), or 0.38%, is water.
  Auburn is situated in the Northern California foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, approximately 800 vertical feet above the confluence of the North Fork and Middle Fork of the American River. It is located between Sacramento and  Reno, Nevada along Interstate 80. Mountainous wilderness canyons and the western slope of the Sierra Nevada lie adjacent eastward, while gentle rolling foothills well-suited for agriculture lie to the west. The crest of the Sierra Nevada lies approximately 45 miles (72 km) eastward, and the Central Valley lies approximately ten miles to the west.
caption: Rolling hills of Auburn, taken near Indian Hill Road.
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