Chloride City, California
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Chloride City is a ghost town
in Inyo County
, California
. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northeast of Beatty Junction
, at an elevation of 4770 feet (1454 m). The former settlement now lies within the bounds of Death Valley National Park
.
The town was established in 1905 when the Bullfrog, Nevada
, gold discovery brought people into the area. The ghost town contains numerous adit
s, dumps and the grave of James McKay, of whom nothing is known. The town also holds the remains of three stamp mill
s.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Inyo County
Inyo County, California
-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northeast of Beatty Junction
Beatty Junction, California
Beatty Junction is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It is located in Death Valley east-southeast of Stovepipe Wells, at an elevation of 187 feet below sea level....
, at an elevation of 4770 feet (1454 m). The former settlement now lies within the bounds of Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is a national park in the U.S. states of California and Nevada located east of the Sierra Nevada in the arid Great Basin of the United States. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes,...
.
The town was established in 1905 when the Bullfrog, Nevada
Bullfrog, Nevada
Bullfrog is a ghost town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is located at the north end of the Amargosa Desert about west of Beatty. Less than north of Bullfrog are the Bullfrog Hills and the ghost town of Rhyolite...
, gold discovery brought people into the area. The ghost town contains numerous adit
Adit
An adit is an entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal, by which the mine can be entered, drained of water, and ventilated.-Construction:...
s, dumps and the grave of James McKay, of whom nothing is known. The town also holds the remains of three stamp mill
Stamp mill
A stamp mill is a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores. Breaking material down is a type of unit operation....
s.