Historic

Ashford Mill

Inyo County, CA

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Concrete ruins of a short-lived Death Valley gold mill and office on the valley floor off Badwater Road. Ore came from the Ashford Mine high in the Black Mountains; site includes interpretive context and views of Shoreline Butte’s Lake Manly strandlines—easy roadside historic stop in southern Death Valley.

Field facts

RegionInyo County, CA
Coordinates35.9188, -116.6848
ManageNPS Death Valley National Park
Era1910s–1940s intermittent gold milling
AccessPaved Badwater Road spur
NearbyShoreline Butte strandlines

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