Termo (also, Snowstorm and Armstrong)
is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Lassen County,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
.
It was located on the now abandoned
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was oper ...
line north-northeast of
Susanville,
at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).
This town straddles
U.S. Highway 395
U.S. Route 395 (US 395), also known as U.S. Highway 395, is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that traverses the inland areas of the western states of California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. It travels for over from a junction ...
north of
Ravendale.
It was the original 1900 terminus of the
Nevada–California–Oregon Railway, before the line was extended north.
A post office opened in 1908, closed in 1914, and re-opened in 1915.
References
External links
Termo- California Ghost Town
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Lassen County, California
Ghost towns in California
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