Belfort, California

Belfort
Former mining camp
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Coordinates: 38°24′59″N 119°16′02″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono County
Elevation [1]	10,210 ft (3,112 m)

Belfort was a mining camp in the 1880s.^[2] It was located 8.5 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Fales Hot Springs,^[2] at an elevation of 10210 feet (3112 m)^[1] in the Sweetwater Mountains.^[3]

Mining activity for silver and gold continued into the 1890s.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfort, California
2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1146. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. "Belfort, Boulder Flat & Star City, California: Sweetwater Sister Towns". Nevada Ghost Towns and Beyond. July 21, 2021.
4. Evans, Cat. "Belfort". ghosttowns.com.