Belfort, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Former mining camp in California, United States
38°24′59″N 119°16′02″W / 38.41639°N 119.26722°W / 38.41639; -119.26722Belfort was a mining camp in the 1880s.[2] It was located 8.5 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Fales Hot Springs,[2] at an elevation of 10210 feet (3112 m)[1] in the Sweetwater Mountains.[3]
Mining activity for silver and gold continued into the 1890s.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfort, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1146. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Belfort, Boulder Flat & Star City, California: Sweetwater Sister Towns". Nevada Ghost Towns and Beyond. July 21, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Cat. "Belfort". ghosttowns.com.
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