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Cerro Gordo Mines

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

New York Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
New York Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cerro Gordo Mines is a ghost town in Inyo County, California, recorded as abandoned mines located in the Inyo Mountains, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Inyo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Cerro Gordo Mines was established in 1865, in the Civil War era; at its height the population reached about 1.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cerro Gordo Mines as a historical populated place: 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 36.5378° N, 117.7950° W.

Key facts

Founded1865
Peak population1
Last recorded population1
Elevation8,126 ft
Nearest living townKeeler, CA
Distance to it5.6 miles
Coordinates36.53778, -117.79500

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What's there now

Cerro Gordo Mines is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keeler, CA (population 21), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,126 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Cerro Gordo Mines and ghost town. In the Inyo Mountains — Inyo County, eastern California.
Cerro Gordo Mines and ghost town. In the Inyo Mountains — Inyo County, eastern California. · LCGS Russ / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Cerro Gordo Mines?

Cerro Gordo Mines is in Inyo County, California, at 36.5378, -117.7950.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

Inyo County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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