Reward, Inyo County, California

Reward
Unincorporated community
Reward

Location in California

Coordinates: 36°44′51″N 118°03′18″W / 36.74750°N 118.05500°W / 36.74750; -118.05500Coordinates: 36°44′51″N 118°03′18″W / 36.74750°N 118.05500°W / 36.74750; -118.05500
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation[1] 3,865 ft (1,178 m)

Reward is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located on the west side of the Inyo Mountains 9.5 miles (15 km) north of Lone Pine,[2] at an elevation of 3865 feet (1178 m).[1]

A post office operated at Reward from 1900 to 1906.[2] The town's name originates from a local mining company, Reward Consolidated Mining Co.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reward, Inyo County, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1196. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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