Dolomite, California Explained

Dolomite
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Pushpin Image:California Locator Map with US.PNG
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Inyo County
Coordinates:36.5531°N -117.9453°W
Elevation M:1120
Elevation Ft:3674

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

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.

A number of Western films have been shot in Dolomite, including Sinister Journey (1948), From Hell to Texas (1958), Hell Bent for Leather (1960), An Eye For An Eye (1966), Nevada Smith (1966) and Waterhole No. 3 (1967).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Schneider, Jerry L. (2016). Western Filming Locations California Book 6. CP Entertainment Books. Page 82. .