<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 8" N 121 ° 23 ′ 38" W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.98556 ° N 121.39389 ° W ﻿ / 47.98556; - 121.39389 Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 8" N 121 ° 23 ′ 38" W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.98556 ° N 121.39389 ° W ﻿ / 47.98556; - 121.39389 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> 842 m (2,762 ft) </Td> </Tr> <P> Monte Cristo is a ghost town northwest of Monte Cristo Peak, in eastern Snohomish County in western Washington . The town was active as a mining area for gold and silver from 1889 to 1907, and later became a resort town that operated until 1983 . </P> <P> Monte Cristo is located at the headwaters of the South Fork Sauk River in eastern Snohomish County . The town is connected via a trail to the Mountain Loop Highway, which continues west to Granite Falls and north to Darrington . </P>

When did the mining town of monte cristo cease operations and become all but abandoned