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Saltdale is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. [1] It is located near Koehn Lake 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Ridgecrest near Garlock, California. [2] It is at an elevation of 1,923 feet (586 m). [1] The town was founded in 1914 for salt harvesting from Koehn Dry Lake. [2] A post office operated at Saltdale from 1916 ...
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Cantil was founded as a station on the Nevada and California Railroad in 1908 or 1909 when the line was extended from Owens Lake to Mojave. [2] The name is Spanish for "stone cliff" or "steep rock", and is one of a series of "C" names chosen for this section of the line including Cambio, Cinco, and Ceneda. [3]
The nearby ghost town of Saltdale was founded in 1915, for salt harvesting from the dry lakebed. The ghost town of Garlock is on the north. The southern portal of Burro Schmidt Tunnel overlooks the dry lake and Fremont Valley.
Geoffrey Moore, a Realtor with Town Real Estate in Palm Springs, California, said it is definitely worth it to invest in property in the desert — and in Palm Springs, specifically.
When Melissa Strukel wound up in a silent Sonoran Desert town, standing outside a bedraggled old motel, she was smitten. Now it's the dreamy, eclectic Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel.
The Antelope Valley comprises the western tip of the Mojave Desert, opening up to the Victor Valley and the Great Basin to the east. Lying north of the San Gabriel Mountains, southeast of the Tehachapis, and east of the Sierra Pelona Mountains, this desert ecosystem spans around 2,200 sq mi (5,698 km 2).
Populated places in the Mojave Desert — primarily within California, ... Gold Town, California; Goodsprings, Nevada ... Saltdale, California; Sandy Valley ...