Mount Ophir
Mount Ophir is a ghost town in Mariposa County, California, United States. Founded in 1850 during the California Gold Rush, it was the site of the Mount Ophir Mint, an assay and stamping operation that produced octagonal $50 gold slugs under the authority of Augustus Humbert, the first U.S.- Type: ghost town
- Description: human settlement in California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mount Ophir, California”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mariposa-Yosemite Airport.
Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Mariposa-Yosemite Airport is a public airport located four miles west of the central business district of Mariposa, in Mariposa County, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Bullion and Agua Fria.
Mount Bullion
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Bullion is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States, along California State Route 49 in the Mother Lode country of the western Sierra Nevada.
Agua Fria
Hamlet
Agua Fria is a ghost town in Mariposa County, California that served as the first county seat of Mariposa County from February 18, 1850, to November 10, 1851. Agua Fria is situated 3 miles southeast of Mount Ophir.
Bear Valley
Hamlet
Bear Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located 10.5 miles south-southeast of Coulterville, at an elevation of 2,054 feet. Bear Valley is situated 5 miles northwest of Mount Ophir.
Mount Ophir
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In Other Languages
“Mount Ophir” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Mount Ophir”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mariposa County Fire Department Company 25 Mount Bullion / Airport and Mount Bullion Youth Conservation Camp.
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