Zurich, California

Zurich
Former settlement
Zurich

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°10′58″N 118°15′36″W / 37.18278°N 118.26000°W / 37.18278; -118.26000Coordinates: 37°10′58″N 118°15′36″W / 37.18278°N 118.26000°W / 37.18278; -118.26000
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation[1] 3,934 ft (1,199 m)

Zurich (formerly, Alvord[1] and Station[2]) is a former settlement in Inyo County, California.[1] It was a stop of the Carson and Colorado Railway. [3] It is located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Big Pine,[2] at an elevation of 3934 feet (1199 m).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zurich, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1216. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. http://carsoncolorado.com/historic-route/the-route/zurich/


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