Ghost Town

Gold Town

Kern County, CA

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Historical mining camp on the western edge of the Mojave Desert near the Soledad Mountain / Mojave approaches. A thin Kern desert ghost-town pin for the Gold Town (historical) populated place—surface exploration of the named townsite, not open shafts.

Field facts

RegionKern County, CA
Coordinates35.0016, -118.1690
ARPAArtifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place.
CountyKern
Feature classHistorical populated place
GNIS1703063

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