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From the Archives: Another Big Smelter in Greenwater District.

Jack Hamm

27 Apr 2024

The "Battle" of Wingate Pass

The wife and I did our first trail run of the year up on the southern end of the park up Wingate Wash towards Wingate Pass, location of one my favorite Death Valley tales: The infamous “Battle” of Wingate Pass. Another antic of the wonderful Walter Scott, aka Death Valley

03 Jan 2025 3 min read

Scotty's Canyon and The Holdout

📏Total distance of this hike is 6 miles with 1,250 feet of vertical gain. The surface is typical wash bottom with some easy 3rd class obstacles. Tucked away in a little-visited canyon south of Death Valley’s main tourist routes, the hike through Scotty’s Canyon winds past the

25 Nov 2024 4 min read

Ibex Mine in Death Valley

The Ibex Mine is a former Cu-Ag-Zn-Pb mine located in sections 21 & 29, T20N, R5E, SBM in the Black Mountains across Buckwheat Wash from the Ibex Hills. The local geology is Precambrian rocks, undivided, “unit 1 Death Valley”. There were numerous foundations and retaining walls typical of these operations.

04 Nov 2024 4 min read

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