Belfort, California
Belfort was a mining camp in the 1880s. It was located 8.5 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Fales Hot Springs, at an elevation of 10210 feet (3112 m) in the Sweetwater Mountains.
Mining activity for silver and gold continued into the 1890s.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfort, California
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Belfort, Boulder Flat & Star City, California: Sweetwater Sister Towns". Nevada Ghost Towns and Beyond. July 21, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Cat. "Belfort". ghosttowns.com.
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