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Cerro Gordo,California, United States

Ghost town · Inyo County, California

New York Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
New York Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cerro Gordo,California, United States is a ghost town in Inyo County, California. It is one of 29 former communities in Inyo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cerro Gordo,California, United States as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.5378° N, 117.7950° W.

Key facts

Elevation8,126 ft
Nearest living townKeeler, CA
Distance to it5.6 miles
Coordinates36.53778, -117.79500

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What's there now

Cerro Gordo,California, United States is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keeler, CA (population 21), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,126 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Cerro Gordo Ghost Town, California, US
Cerro Gordo Ghost Town, California, US · Clyde Charles Brown / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Cerro Gordo,California, United States?

Cerro Gordo,California, United States is in Inyo County, California, at 36.5378, -117.7950.

How many ghost towns are in Inyo County?

Inyo County, California has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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