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Eastern Sierra and Mono Country

Eastern Sierra Nevada and Mono Country of California

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Summit Mine

Summit Mine

High up in the spires of the Eastern Sierras, there lies a hidden and seldom visited gold mine perched on steep cliffs at 10,900 ft elevation. The Summit Mine is difficult to reach and is not for the fainthearted. To get there, you will have to follow a steep

Owens Valley Three Stamp Mill

Owens Valley Three Stamp Mill

In 2013, I stopped by a forgotten and overlooked three-stamp mill in the backcountry of Owens Valley. It seems like even the locals don’t know it exists.

Lakeview Mine

Lakeview Mine

Over the summer of 2013, I took a trip to the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and hiked up to the Lakeview Mine. Located at timberline, 10,650 feet up, the mine sits on a ridge overlooking a dramatic landscape of glacially carved cirques, granitic spires, and alpine lakes. It was

Montague Mine Cabin

Montague Mine Cabin

In 2011, we took a rough 4WD trip up to the top of the Sweetwater Mountains to see the Montague Mine Cabin. The mines in the area were active in the 1880s, but there isn't much left of them today. The cabin is in better condition but is

Don Alvadore Mine

Don Alvadore Mine

The Don Alvadore Mine is a single adit and stope 500 feet up on a cliff above Lundy Canyon. The old trail to the mine is overgrown and hard to follow in places these days.

Log Cabin Mine

Log Cabin Mine

Avalanche Stamp Mill

Avalanche Stamp Mill

Not it's real name, I came across notes of this stamp mill years ago while doing my normal research. It was a small silver and gold mine with a stamp mill built before 1900. The mill was run by waterpower, and one source mentioned an avalanche destroyed the