Place: CA-Mineral King

Mineral King (Mineral King)   
(36.4507747, -118.5948155)
Other Names Include:

• Beulah
• The Matterhorn

Description:
“The first mine located in the Mineral King region was discovered in 1872. By 1879 it was a large mining settlement, but the mines never proved productive. It was at first called Beulah, but when a mining district was organized there it was pronounced to be the king of mineral districts and given the name of Mineral King.” (G. W. Stewart.) From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar

Trips:

• August 26, 2014 - Hike up Monarch Lake Trail
• August 27, 2014 - Meetup hike to Mineral King
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References:

•  Wikipedia
•  Preservation of Mineral King
• Web Cams
• NPS Hikes
• Walt Disney and Mineral King
• Beulah: A Biography of the Mineral King Valley of California by Louise A Jackson - Amazon
• Has a story on Crabtree and the naming of White Chief Mine
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• NPS Mineral King Cultural Landscape Report from 2008 - pdf
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