town.cerro gordo

lodging
Photo Credit © Copyright Paul Cloutier This place requires a 4 wheel drive vehicle to access. High desert near Saline & Death Valley National Park. A bunkhouse can be rented for the night.

elevation: 8500'

population: 3

zip code:

Desert

terrain:

location:
Inyo County
bordering Death Valley NP
East of Hwy.395, off Hwy.136

recreation:

Back Road Exploration

Backpacking

Camping

Hiking

Old Mines

Sand Dunes

Sightseeing

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Death Valley National Park

Inyo National Forest

Eastern Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set

Campgrounds
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Back Roads Routes / Camping

description:
Primitive ghost town on the edge of Death Valley NP border. A rugged 4x4 dirt road leads 13 miles up to 8000' elevation, high in the Inyo Mts.

nearby towns:
Lone Pine
Olancha
Death Valley

local links:

Randsburg Railway
Skidoo Story
Cerro Gordo
Ghost Towns California

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