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Beveridge, California

Coordinates: 36°42′16″N 117°54′54″W / 36.70444°N 117.91500°W / 36.70444; -117.91500
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Beveridge
Beveridge is located in California
Beveridge
Beveridge
Location in California
Beveridge is located in the United States
Beveridge
Beveridge
Beveridge (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°42′16″N 117°54′54″W / 36.70444°N 117.91500°W / 36.70444; -117.91500
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo County
Elevation5,587 ft (1,703 m)

Beveridge is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 5587 feet (1703 m).[1] Beveridge began as a mining town.[2] The name honors John Beveridge.[2]

Beveridge in 1908

Beveridge gold mining camp, which existed between the 1880s and the 1910s, and had a post office from 1881 to 1882, was within Beveridge Canyon at the eastern side of the Inyo Mountains. Now considered a ghost town, the nearest settlement is Lone Pine in Owens Valley, 11 miles (18 km) southwest on Route 395. The Saline Valley is 4 miles (6 km) to the east. There are remnants of cabins, mining equipment, and rock-built structures. Access is from the west along the Beverage Canyon Trail, suitable only for hiking. The mine is listed in the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) as "Beveridge Canyon Mn No. 12".[2][3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beveridge, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1147. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "Beveridge, California", Grid Reference Finder. Retrieved 10 March 2022
  4. ^ "Death Valley Ghost Towns & Mining Camps in California", LegendsofAmerica.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022
  5. ^ "Inyo Mountains - Beveridge Canyon Millsite", mtnmouse.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022
  6. ^ "Beveridge Canyon Mn No. 12 Mine", Western Mining History. Retrieved 10 March 2022