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Silver Mountain

Ghost town · Alpine County, California

Markleeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Markleeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Mountain is a ghost town in Alpine County, California. It is one of 3 former communities in Alpine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Mountain as a historical populated place on the Ebbetts Pass 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 38.6052° N, 119.7693° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEbbetts Pass
Elevation6,426 ft
Nearest living townMarkleeville, CA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID266197
Coordinates38.60518, -119.76934

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What's there now

Silver Mountain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Markleeville, CA (population 178), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,426 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 Silver Mountain?

Silver Mountain is in Alpine County, California, at 38.6052, -119.7693.

How many ghost towns are in Alpine County?

Alpine County, California has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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