The Rand Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert northeast of California City and southwest of the town of Randsburg .
3-706: The mountains were the location of the Rand Mining District, with the mining towns of Randsburg, Red Mountain , and Johannesburg , now approaching ghost town status. The mountains lie in a southwest-northeasterly direction at the eastern edge of the Fremont Valley . The Scodie Mountains and the Sierra Nevada are to the west. The range stretches approximately 15 miles from the Desert Tortoise Natural Area to
6-498: A mining town or a mining camp , is a community that houses miners . Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry . Austrian Lands Lower Hungarian mining towns Upper Hungarian mining towns Other Hungarian mining towns (Listed under names given when founded or working as a mining town) In Germany, a Bergstadt refers to a settlement near mineral deposits vested with town privileges , Bergregal rights and tax exemption, in order to promote
9-423: The old mining areas of Randsburg. The principal peaks of the range are Government Peak, at 4,741 feet, and Sidney Peak, at 4,372 feet above sea level. The Rand Mountains receive very little rainfall in a normal year, typically less than seven inches. This Kern County, California -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mining town A mining community , also known as
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