Leviathan Mine
Leviathan Mine is a United States superfund site at an abandoned open-pit sulfur mine located in Alpine County, California. The mine is located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada at about 7,000-foot elevation, 6 miles east of Markleeville and 24 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarry
- Description: former mine in California, United States
- Also known as: “Leviathan Mine Superfund Site”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holbrook Junction and Double Spring.
Holbrook Junction
Locality
Holbrook Junction is an unincorporated community in southeast Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The community is at the intersection of US Route 395 and Nevada State Route 208. Topaz Lake lies on the Nevada - California state line two miles south of the community on Route 395. Holbrook Junction is situated 6 miles east of Leviathan Mine.
Double Spring
Hamlet
Double Spring is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census. Double Spring is situated 6 miles northeast of Leviathan Mine.
Topaz Lake
Village
Topaz Lake is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 157 at the 2010 census. Topaz Lake is situated 6 miles east of Leviathan Mine.
Leviathan Mine
- Categories: abandoned mine and industry
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.70838° or 38° 42′ 30″ northLongitude
-119.6553° or 119° 39′ 19″ westElevation
7,421 feet (2,262 metres)Open location code
85C2P85V+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 372400382OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Leviathan Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Leviathan Mine”
- Dutch: “Leviathan Mine”
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