Smith Mine
Smith Mine is a quarry in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 3,763 feet. Smith Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Garlock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 2½ miles southwest of Smith Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garlock and Old Garlock.
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 Smith 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 4½ miles south of Smith 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 6 miles south of Smith Mine.
Smith Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.4369° or 35° 26′ 13″ northLongitude
-117.85118° or 117° 51′ 4″ westElevation
3,763 feet (1,147 metres)Open location code
8574C4PX+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 369165683OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Smith Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Smith Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California, Kern County)”
- Cebuano: “Smith Mine”
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