Copper Basin Mine
Copper Basin Mine is a quarry in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 4,239 feet. Copper Basin Mine is situated nearby to Burro Schmidt Tunnel, as well as near the hamlet Saltdale.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Kern County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burro Schmidt Tunnel.
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
Photo: Kurtis2014, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The historical Burro Schmidt Tunnel is located in the El Paso Mountains of the northern Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, southern California. It is a 0.5-mile mining tunnel dug with hand tools and dynamite over a 38-year period by William "Burro" H. Burro Schmidt Tunnel is situated 690 feet north of Copper Basin Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saltdale and Old Garlock.
Saltdale
Hamlet
Saltdale is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located near Koehn Lake 21 miles south-southwest of Ridgecrest near Garlock, California. Saltdale is situated 3½ miles south of Copper Basin Mine.
Old Garlock
Hamlet
Garlock is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. It is located 6.25 miles east-southeast of Saltdale, at an elevation of 2,169 feet. Old Garlock is situated 3½ miles southeast of Copper Basin Mine.
Garlock
Hamlet
Garlock is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. It is located 6.25 miles east-southeast of Saltdale, at an elevation of 2,169 feet. Garlock is situated 5 miles east of Copper Basin Mine.
Copper Basin Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.40857° or 35° 24′ 31″ northLongitude
-117.87562° or 117° 52′ 32″ westElevation
4,239 feet (1,292 metres)Open location code
8574C45F+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369164562OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Copper Basin Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Copper Basin Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Copper Basin Mine”
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