Sageland, California

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Sageland is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, near Kelso Creek at the base of the Piute Mountains. It sits about 4,026 feet (1,227 meters) above sea level.

In 1866, quartz was found in the area by miners from nearby Claraville. The New El Dorado Mining District formed, and the first settlement, El Dorado Camp, was renamed Sageland in 1867. By spring 1868, Sageland was a boomtown with about 1,000 residents, several saloons, a billiard room, a hotel, two stage lines to Havilah, and an opera house.

Later in 1868, a silver rush in White Pine County, Nevada drew many miners away in what was called "White Pine Fever." The St. John Mine closed in 1875.

The area was also home to a large village of Kawaiisu Indians. They were often accused of cattle rustling by white settlers, who sometimes retaliated. Nearby there are cup holes and pictographs.