Coordinates: 38°36′19″N119°46′10″W / 38.60528°N 119.76944°W
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| Silver Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  Silver Mountain Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′19″N119°46′10″W / 38.60528°N 119.76944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alpine County |
| Elevation [1] | 6,411 ft (1,954 m) |
Silver Mountain (also, Kongsberg, Konigsberg, [2] Köngsberg [3] and Silver Mountain City [3] ) is a former settlement in Alpine County, California. It was located on Silver Creek 5 miles (8 km) north-northeast of Ebbetts Pass, [3] at an elevation of 6411 feet (1954 m).
Alpine County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,175. making it California's least populous county. The county seat is the Census Designated Place of Markleeville. There are no incorporated cities in the county.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
Ebbetts Pass, named after John Ebbetts, is a high mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada range in Alpine County, California. Ebbetts is the eastern of two passes in the area traversed by State Route 4. The western pass is the Pacific Grade Summit. The pass is registered as a California Historical Landmark. The Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650-mile (4,260 km) long National Scenic Trail crosses State Route 4 at Ebbetts Pass.
Silver Mountain was founded in 1858 by Norwegian [4] miners who named the place Köngsberg or Konigsberg. [3] Within a year, the town had a population of around 3,000. [4] The Konigsberg post office opened in 1863, closed a while in 1864, was renamed Silver Mountain in 1865, and closed for good in 1883. [3] By 1886, the mines were no longer productive and the town was abandoned. [4]
Silver Mountain was the first county seat of Alpine County, when the County was formed in 1864. [5] The county seat was moved to Markleeville in 1875. [5]
Markleeville is a census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Alpine County, California. The population was 210 at the 2010 census, up from 197 at the 2000 census.
