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Fort Piute

Ghost town · San Bernardino County, California

Homer Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Homer Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Piute is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in San Bernardino County on the federal names register. No county in California has more among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Piute as a historical populated place on the Homer Mountain topographic quadrangle: 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 35.1150° N, 114.9853° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHomer Mountain
Elevation2,797 ft
Nearest living townCal-Nev-Ari, NV
Distance to it14.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1660647
Coordinates35.11500, -114.98525

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What's there now

Fort Piute is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cal-Nev-Ari, NV (population 230), about 14.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,797 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fort Piute?

Fort Piute is in San Bernardino County, California, at 35.1150, -114.9853.

How many ghost towns are in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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