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Furnace

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

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

Furnace 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 Furnace as a historical populated place on the Dantes View 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 36.1911° N, 116.6642° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDantes View
Elevation4,760 ft
Nearest living townFurnace Creek, CA
Distance to it20.1 miles
GNIS feature ID242552
Coordinates36.19107, -116.66421

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What's there now

Furnace is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Furnace Creek, CA (population 102), about 20.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,760 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 Furnace?

Furnace is in Inyo County, California, at 36.1911, -116.6642.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

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

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