Dolomite, California

Dolomite
—  Unincorporated community  —
Dolomite Location in California
Coordinates: 36°33′11″N 117°56′43″W / 36.55306°N 117.94528°W / 36.55306; -117.94528Coordinates: 36°33′11″N 117°56′43″W / 36.55306°N 117.94528°W / 36.55306; -117.94528
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo County
Elevation[1]	3,674 ft (1,120 m)

Dolomite is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.^[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of New York Butte in the Owens Valley,^[2] at an elevation of 3674 feet (1120 m).^[1]

Originally, in 1883, a siding on the Carson and Colorado Railroad, the town developed in 1885, when the Inyo Marble Company opened a quarry at the site.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dolomite, California
2. ^ ^{a b} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1161. ISBN 9781884995149.