Kearsarge, California
Kearsarge or Kearsarge City is a former mining settlement in Inyo County, eastern California. It was located high on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, near Kearsage Pass, 8 miles (13 km) west of present-day town of Independence, California.
Kearsarge
Kearsarge City | |
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Former settlement | |
Kearsarge Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′36″N 118°19′30″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation | 8,830 ft (2,690 m) |
The mining camp was in the Kearsarge Mining District, located just below the 12,621-foot-high (3,847 m) high granite Kearsarge Peak, and east of the Kearsarge Pass.
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