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Elna

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

Waucoba Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Waucoba Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elna is a ghost town in Inyo County, 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elna as a historical populated place on the Tinemaha Reservoir 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 37.0938° N, 118.2245° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTinemaha Reservoir
Elevation3,877 ft
Nearest living townBig Pine, CA
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1703646
Coordinates37.09382, -118.22454

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What's there now

Elna is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Pine, CA (population 1,464), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,877 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 Elna?

Elna is in Inyo County, California, at 37.0938, -118.2245.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

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

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