Burro Schmidt Tunnel
Burro Schmidt Tunnel is an adit in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California. Burro Schmidt Tunnel is situated nearby to the quarry Copper Basin Mine, as well as near Poison Spring.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burro Schmidt Tunnel.
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
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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 1,600 feet north of Burro Schmidt Tunnel.
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 Burro Schmidt Tunnel.
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 Burro Schmidt Tunnel.
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 Burro Schmidt Tunnel.
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism and adit
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.40599° or 35° 24′ 22″ northLongitude
-117.87553° or 117° 52′ 32″ westOpen location code
8574C44F+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 10052887450OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=aditOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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