Dunderberg Mill, California

Dunderberg Mill
Dunderberg Mill Location in California
Coordinates: 38°06′14″N 119°15′02″W / 38.10389°N 119.25056°W / 38.10389; -119.25056Coordinates: 38°06′14″N 119°15′02″W / 38.10389°N 119.25056°W / 38.10389; -119.25056
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono County
Elevation[1]	8,609 ft (2,624 m)

Dunderberg Mill is a ghost town^[2][3] located in Mono County, California on Dunderberg Creek 10.5 miles (17 km) south of Bridgeport,^[4] at an elevation of 8609 feet (2624 m).^[1]

Two versions are current on how the place got its name: first, that it was named after the Union Navy man-of-war USS Dunderberg, and second, that it was named from the nearby Dunderberg Mine.^[4] Dunderberg is a Swedish word meaning "thunder mountain."

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Dunderberg Mill". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1658447. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
2. ^ "Dunderberg". GhostTowns.com. http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ca/dunderberg.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
3. ^ "Dunderberg Mill". Wikimapia. http://wikimapia.org/5681373/Dunderberg-Mill. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 
4. ^ ^{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.