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Burro Schmidt Tunnel
South entrance to the tunnel
Overview
LocationKern County, California
Coordinates35°24.62′N 117°52.55′W / 35.41033°N 117.87583°W / 35.41033; -117.87583
Start1900
End1938
Technical
Length0.5 mi (0.8 km)
Grade
Burro Schmidt's Tunnel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Burro Schmidt Tunnel is located in California
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
Burro Schmidt Tunnel is located in the United States
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
Nearest cityRidgecrest, California
Area11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
Built1900–1938
EngineerSchmidt, William Henry (Father)
Architectural styleEarthen tunnel
NRHP reference No.03000113[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 2003
Inside the tunnel

The historical Burro Schmidt Tunnel is located in the El Paso Mountains of the northern Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, southern California.

It is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) mining tunnel dug with hand tools and dynamite over a 38-year period by William "Burro" H. Schmidt (1871–1954).[2] in the El Paso Mountains of eastern California.

The tunnel is below the summit of a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) mountain. Its southern adit (portal) overlooks the Fremont Valley, Koehn Dry Lake, and the ghost towns of Garlock and Saltdale.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ McLellan, Dennis (June 15, 2003). "Evelyn 'Tonie' Seger, 95; Keeper of Tunnel in the Mojave Desert That Became a Tourist Draw". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.

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