Furnace, California
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Furnace is a former settlement in Inyo County
, California
. It was located located 6.5 miles (10 km) north-northwest of Funeral Peak, in the Funeral Mountains
.
Patrick Clark founded the Furnace Creek Copper Company at the place in Death Valley
. Furnace was a boomtown by 1905, but deserted by 1907. The Furnace post office operated from 1907 to 1908.
Inyo County, California
-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located located 6.5 miles (10 km) north-northwest of Funeral Peak, in the Funeral Mountains
Funeral Mountains
The Funeral Mountains are a short, arid mountain range in the United States along the California-Nevada border approximately 100 mi west of Las Vegas. The mountains are considered a subrange of the Amargosa Range that form the eastern wall of Death Valley.The Amargosa Desert lies along the...
.
Patrick Clark founded the Furnace Creek Copper Company at the place in Death Valley
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below...
. Furnace was a boomtown by 1905, but deserted by 1907. The Furnace post office operated from 1907 to 1908.