THE MINERAL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
High Southern Cascades Montane Forest setting.
Mineral CDP has 44.3 square miles of land in Tehama County. Its Census reference point is in High Southern Cascades Montane Forest, within Cascades.
Volcanic mountains, deeply cut stream valleys and glaciated high country define the Cascades. Conifer forests change with elevation, giving way to mountain meadows and rocky alpine terrain.
Regional context: Cascades ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mineral and Tehama County
Mineral is associated with Tehama County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Mineral by land and water
The Census records 0.11 square miles of water within Mineral, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.4% recorded for Tehama County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mineral CDP has 2.5 times the land area of nearby Warner Valley CDP (17.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

