Belfort, California
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CountryUnited States
Elevation10,210 ft (3,112 m)
Belfort | |
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Former mining camp | |
  Belfort Location in California  Belfort Belfort (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′59″N 119°16′02″W / 38.41639°N 119.26722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mono County |
| Elevation | 10,210 ft (3,112 m) |
Belfort was a mining camp in the 1880s.[2] It was located 8.5 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Fales Hot Springs,[2] at an elevation of 10210 feet (3112 m)[1] in the Sweetwater Mountains.[3]
Mining activity for silver and gold continued into the 1890s.[4]
