Prospect Mine
Prospect Mine is a quarry in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 3,940 feet. Prospect Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Old Garlock.- 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 1½ miles southwest of Prospect Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Garlock and Garlock.
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 4 miles southeast of Prospect 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 4 miles southeast of Prospect Mine.
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 5 miles south of Prospect Mine.
Prospect Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.42996° or 35° 25′ 48″ northLongitude
-117.85646° or 117° 51′ 23″ westElevation
3,940 feet (1,201 metres)Open location code
8574C4HV+XCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369172407OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Prospect Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Prospect Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Prospect Mine”
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