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Silver Mountain, California
38°36′19″N 119°46′10″W / 38.60528°N 119.76944°W / 38.60528; -119.76944

Silver Mountain
Former settlement
Silver Mountain is located in California
Silver Mountain
Silver Mountain
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°36′19″N 119°46′10″W / 38.60528°N 119.76944°W / 38.60528; -119.76944
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine County
Elevation
6,411 ft (1,954 m)

Silver Mountain (also, Kongsberg, Konigsberg, Köngsberg and Silver Mountain City) is a former settlement in Alpine County, California. It was located on Silver Creek 5 miles (8 km) north-northeast of Ebbetts Pass, at an elevation of 6411 feet (1954 m).

Silver Mountain was founded in 1858 by Norwegian miners who named the place Köngsberg or Konigsberg. Within a year, the town had a population of around 3,000. The Konigsberg post office opened in 1863, closed a while in 1864, was renamed Silver Mountain in 1865, and closed for good in 1883. By 1886, the mines were no longer productive and the town was abandoned.

Silver Mountain was the first county seat of Alpine County, when the County was formed in 1864. The county seat was moved to Markleeville in 1875.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Mountain, California
  2. ^ Both U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Mountain, California
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1202. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost Towns of California. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 104. ISBN 0871085178.
  5. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1141. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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