Crater, California


Crater was an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It is located in the Last Chance Range northwest of Ubehebe Crater, at an elevation of 5305 feet.
Crater has been noted for its unusual place name.
Human activity at the site was primarily concerned with production of sulfur, which was discovered in 1917. Sulfur mining and ore milling operations occurred at Crater intermittently from 1917 through the late 1960s. The site is a privately owned inholding surrounded by Death Valley National Park.