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Cantara

Ghost town · Siskiyou County, California

Weed quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Weed quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cantara is a ghost town in Siskiyou County, California. It is one of 14 former communities in Siskiyou County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cantara as a historical populated place on the City of Mount Shasta topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.2652° N, 122.2914° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCity of Mount Shasta
Elevation2,747 ft
Nearest living townDunsmuir, CA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1682290
Coordinates41.26515, -122.29140

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What's there now

Cantara is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dunsmuir, CA (population 1,519), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,747 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cantara?

Cantara is in Siskiyou County, California, at 41.2652, -122.2914.

How many ghost towns are in Siskiyou County?

Siskiyou County, California has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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