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Cerro Gordo in 1980 Cerro Gordo is a former settlement in Inyo County , California , United States , and was primarily a silver mining town based around the Cerro Gordo Mines . At its height, hundreds of dwellings dotted the landscape, while miners sought their fortunes.
The Cerro Gordo Mines are a collection of abandoned mines located in Cerro Gordo in the Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, near Lone Pine, California. Mining operations spanned 1866 to 1957, producing high grade silver , lead , and zinc ore; and, more rarely, gold ore and copper ore . [ 1 ]
The town of Cartago, below the Sierra Nevada near present-day Olancha, California, was the western shipping port for the Cerro Gordo Mines production and transported goods across Owens Lake with the northern ports of Swansea and Keeler directly below the mines.
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The Saline Valley salt tram is located in Inyo County, California, United States. The electric aerial tramway was constructed from 1911 to 1913 to carry salt from the Saline Valley over the Inyo Mountains and into the Owens Valley. Covering a distance of 13.4 mi (21.6 km), it operated sporadically from 1913 to 1935 for four different companies.
Cerro Gordo (Spanish meaning: "Fat Hill") may refer to: Places. Mexico. Cerro ... Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; Cerro Gordo, California, east of the Owens Valley.
Puerto Rico Highway 690 (PR-690) is a north–south road located entirely in the municipality of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. [3] With a length of 7.6 kilometers (4.7 mi), [1] it begins at its junction with PR-676 in Bajura barrio and ends at Cerro Gordo Beach in Sabana barrio.
Lone Pine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States, [2] located 16 mi (26 km) south-southeast of Independence. [4] The population was 2,035 at the 2010 census, up from 1,655 at the 2000 census.