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![Tungstar Mine Tram](/content/images/size/w720/2023/01/Feature-Photo-1.jpg)
Tungstar Mine Tram
This very adventurous hike follows an old mining trail which led to the Tungstar Mine, a 1940s tungsten mine high on the western slope of Mt. Tom, the prominent 13,658-foot peak just west of Bishop. The trail was used in the early days of the mine to build a
![Hess Mine](/content/images/size/w720/2022/08/Hess-Mine-feature-1.jpg)
Hess Mine
Not far from the Tioga Pass entrance station to Yosemite National Park lie the remains of the Hess Mine, one of the more accessible 1940s-era tungsten mines in the High Sierra. Three widely-separated claims comprised the mine: the main claim at the north end of Steelhead Lake; a small middle
![Ward Stamp Mill](/content/images/size/w720/2022/07/IMG_6688.jpg)
Ward Stamp Mill
Up in the high country of the Eastern Sierra and south of Bridgeport, is the old site of Ward. Never a big mine or camp but it makes an interesting place to visit in that a stamp mill still remains there. It's also a bit of a challenge