Crater was an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located in the Last Chance Range 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Ubehebe Crater,[2] at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).[1]

Crater
Former mine
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Coordinates: 37°12′58″N 117°41′14″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo County
Elevation [1]	5,305 ft (1,617 m)

Human activity at the site was primarily concerned with production of sulfur, which was discovered in 1917. Sulfur mining and ore milling operations occurred at Crater intermittently from 1917 through the late 1960s. The site is a privately owned inholding surrounded by Death Valley National Park.

External links

• Description of Sulfur mining operations at Crater

References