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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Ashford Mill, California, Ballarat, California, Belleville, California, Boron, California, Calico, San Bernardino County, California, Chloride City, California, French Corral, California, French Lake, California, Furnace, California, Garlock, California, Greenwater, California, Gypsite, California, Hart, California, Johannesburg, California, Keeler, California, Lake City, Nevada County, California, Lila C, California, Lookout City, California, Loraine, California, New Idria, California, North Bloomfield, California, Panamint City, California, Ragtown, California, Rand, California, Red Dog, California, Red Mountain, California, Reilly, California, Rough and Ready, California, Ryan, California, Saltdale, California, Schwaub, California, Swansea, California, Trona, San Bernardino County, California, Yermo, California. Excerpt: Boron (formerly, Amargo, Baker, Borate, and Kern) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Boron is located 15 miles (24 km) east-southeast of Castle Butte at an elevation of 2467 feet (752 m). The population was 2,253 at the 2010 census, up from 2,025 at the 2000 census. Boron is named after the element boron and is the location of the world's largest source of the boron compound boric acid. Boron is a hinterland community on the western edge of the Mojave Desert. Within a half day's drive one can view the highest and lowest points in the contiguous 48 states of the United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), the world's oldest tree (the Bristlecone Pine), and the cities of both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Boron is home to the U.S. Borax Boron Mine, California's largest open-pit mine, which is also the largest borax mine in the world. ) Old Town Boron signBoron is located at the border of Kern and San Bernardino Counties along State Route 58. The...
