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Crater, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Summary

Unincorporated community in California, United States

FieldValue
nameCrater
settlement_typeFormer mine
pushpin_mapCalifornia#USA
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in California
pushpin_imageCalifornia Locator Map with US.PNG
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1California
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Inyo County
established_title
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m1617
elevation_ft5305

| Crater is a ghost town in Inyo County, California. at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).

Human activity at the site was primarily concerned with production of sulfur, which was discovered in 1917. Sulfur mining and ore milling operations occurred at Crater intermittently from 1917 through the late 1960s, with a population that peaked at 36. The buildings of the town have been torn down, but the mining equipment remains. The site is a privately owned inholding surrounded by Death Valley National Park.

References

References

  1. {{gnis. 1658346
  2. It is located in the [[Last Chance Range]] {{convert. 19. mi. km. 1157
  3. "Crater Sulfur Mine, Death Valley".
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