308:
offices in the 1880s. There are several other inactive small gold mining camps and gold mines in the range, including
Boulder Flat, Montague Mine, Angelo Mission Mine, Kentuck Mine, Frederick Mine, Longstreet Mine, Lilly Mine, Deep Creek Mine, and Tiger Mine. The area roughly forming a SE quadrant from the summit of Mt Patterson, bounded by Sweetwater Canyon (easterly line) and Frying Pan Canyon (southerly line), is known as the Patterson Mining District of Mono County according to the 1888 report of the State of California Mineralogist. The 1888 report also records the Cameron mining camp, which is now unknown. At least one mining company issued stock: Monte Cristo Consolidated Mining Company, 100,000 shares issued in 1887 at $ 10 each.
26:
123:
429:
116:
307:
The ghost towns of
Belfort and Clinton are small gold mining camps on the southeastern slope of Mt. Patterson. The Sweetwater post office existed on the eastern boundary of the range in the 1920s. The Fales post office existed on the southwestern boundary in 1877. Both Clinton and Belfort had post
499:
509:
504:
494:
470:
195:
72:
403:
369:
115:
25:
463:
394:
360:
489:
399:
365:
456:
261:
188:
65:
48:
331:
389:
355:
436:
301:
269:
177:
320:
428:
335:
277:
181:
245:
304:. The place name appears on the 1874 California Geologic Survey map of California and Nevada.
289:
285:
440:
293:
227:
265:
483:
297:
31:
273:
163:
136:
210:
197:
87:
74:
324:
323:. Mt. Patterson is a volcano of uncertain age which is capped with white
316:
330:
Besides Mount
Patterson, other peaks in the Sweetwater Range include
312:
281:
167:
140:
55:
232:
444:
311:
The
Sweetwater Mountains geology largely consists of a
135:
location of
Sweetwater Mountains along the border of
244:
239:
226:
187:
173:
159:
151:
103:
64:
54:
44:
39:
18:
464:
8:
122:
292:. Most of the range is only accessible by
500:Mountain ranges of Mono County, California
471:
457:
30:Sweetwater Mountains, looking West toward
15:
300:. Most of the range is contained in the
404:United States Department of the Interior
370:United States Department of the Interior
264:11,654 feet (3,552 m)) are a small
510:Mono County, California geography stubs
347:
505:Mountain ranges of Lyon County, Nevada
495:Mountain ranges of Northern California
7:
425:
423:
395:Geographic Names Information System
361:Geographic Names Information System
443:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
427:
121:
114:
24:
400:United States Geological Survey
366:United States Geological Survey
1:
60:11,673 ft (3,558 m)
211:38.43324889°N 119.30099111°W
526:
422:
216:38.43324889; -119.30099111
490:Mountain ranges of Nevada
108:
23:
88:38.436250°N 119.305556°W
437:Mono County, California
302:Toiyabe National Forest
439:-related article is a
356:"Sweetwater Mountains"
93:38.436250; -119.305556
321:Little Walker Caldera
296:vehicle, on foot, or
235: Mount Patterson
258:Sweetwater Mountains
250:igneous and volcanic
129:Sweetwater Mountains
19:Sweetwater Mountains
207: /
84: /
40:Highest point
452:
451:
390:"Mount Patterson"
290:East Walker River
286:West Walker River
284:, separating the
254:
253:
189:Range coordinates
517:
473:
466:
459:
431:
424:
414:
413:
411:
410:
386:
380:
379:
377:
376:
352:
294:four wheel drive
222:
221:
219:
218:
217:
212:
208:
205:
204:
203:
200:
125:
124:
118:
99:
98:
96:
95:
94:
89:
85:
82:
81:
80:
77:
28:
16:
525:
524:
520:
519:
518:
516:
515:
514:
480:
479:
478:
477:
420:
418:
417:
408:
406:
388:
387:
383:
374:
372:
354:
353:
349:
344:
262:Mount Patterson
260:(highest peak:
215:
213:
209:
206:
201:
198:
196:
194:
193:
147:
146:
145:
144:
143:
133:
132:
131:
130:
126:
92:
90:
86:
83:
78:
75:
73:
71:
70:
49:Mount Patterson
35:
12:
11:
5:
523:
521:
513:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
482:
481:
476:
475:
468:
461:
453:
450:
449:
432:
416:
415:
381:
346:
345:
343:
340:
319:flow from the
315:surrounded by
266:mountain range
252:
251:
248:
242:
241:
237:
236:
230:
224:
223:
202:119°18′3.568″W
199:38°25′59.696″N
191:
185:
184:
175:
171:
170:
161:
157:
156:
153:
149:
148:
134:
128:
127:
120:
119:
113:
112:
111:
110:
109:
106:
105:
101:
100:
68:
62:
61:
58:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
37:
36:
29:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
522:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
488:
487:
485:
474:
469:
467:
462:
460:
455:
454:
448:
446:
442:
438:
433:
430:
426:
421:
405:
401:
397:
396:
391:
385:
382:
371:
367:
363:
362:
357:
351:
348:
341:
339:
337:
333:
332:Middle Sister
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
309:
305:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
249:
247:
243:
238:
234:
231:
229:
225:
220:
192:
190:
186:
183:
179:
176:
172:
169:
165:
162:
158:
155:United States
154:
150:
142:
138:
117:
107:
102:
97:
79:119°18′20.0″W
69:
67:
63:
59:
57:
53:
50:
47:
43:
38:
33:
27:
22:
17:
445:expanding it
434:
419:
407:. Retrieved
393:
384:
373:. Retrieved
359:
350:
329:
310:
306:
276:and western
268:in northern
257:
255:
246:Type of rock
76:38°26′10.5″N
336:East Sister
298:pack animal
278:Lyon County
270:Mono County
214: /
182:Lyon County
178:Mono County
91: /
66:Coordinates
32:Sonora Pass
484:Categories
409:2009-05-04
375:2009-05-04
342:References
274:California
164:California
137:California
288:from the
104:Geography
56:Elevation
325:rhyolite
317:volcanic
228:Topo map
174:Counties
240:Geology
152:Country
313:pluton
282:Nevada
168:Nevada
160:States
141:Nevada
435:This
441:stub
334:and
256:The
233:USGS
180:and
166:and
139:and
45:Peak
486::
402:,
398:.
392:.
368:,
364:.
358:.
338:.
327:.
280:,
272:,
472:e
465:t
458:v
447:.
412:.
378:.
34:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
