| Boston Ravine | |
| Settlement Type: | Former settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nevada County |
| Coordinates: | 39.2081°N -121.0686°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 2339 |
Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1miles south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2339feet above sea level.
The settlement began in the fall of 1849 with four cabins on the south of a ravine, erected by the Boston Company, led by Rev. H.H. Cummings.[1] By 1853, there were several quartz mills,[2] and later a foundry. It is situated 0.5miles from present-day Grass Valley, California.[3]
A post office operated at Boston Ravine from 1889 to 1890.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boston Ravine has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[4]