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Panamint City is a ghost town in the Panamint Range, near Death Valley, in Inyo County, California, US. It is also known by the official Board of Geographic Names as Panamint. [2] Panamint was a boom town founded after silver and copper were found there in 1872. [3] By 1874, the town had a population of about 2,000. [3]
Rogers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range, [3] and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert.Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to Death Valley via Hanaupah Canyon, whereas the west slope drains to Panamint Valley via Wildrose and Tuber canyons.
The Panamint Mining District is on the western side of the Panamint Range. [7] Panamint City (est. 1873) was a mining town in the district, formerly in the central section of the range. [7] The historic mining community of Ballarat (est. 1890s), also in the district, is now a ghost town. [7]
Sentinel Peak is a 9,634-foot-elevation (2,936-meter) summit in Inyo County, California, United States.It is located near Panamint City, California.Sentinel Peak is the sixth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range, [1] and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert.
The ghost town of Ballarat is located in the Panamint Valley about three miles east of Trona Road, near Happy Canyon. [1] The Panamint Springs Resort, on Highway 190 west of Panamint Valley Road near Rainbow Canyon, provides the only lodging, dining, and gas in the area. [2] The former Epsom Salts Monorail crossed the valley on a wooden trestle.
Panamint Springs Resort is located along State Route 190 (SR190) between Old Toll Road and Panamint Valley Road. The closest store and gas station to Star Wars Canyon , [ 3 ] the site features a motel, campground, restaurant, and the last gas station for many miles in either direction on SR190.
Panamint City, a ghost town in California known for its past mining activity; Panamint Range, a mountain range in the northeastern part of Mojave Desert, California; Panamint Springs, an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California; Panamint Valley, a California valley at the northeastern part of Mojave Desert
The Panamint Valley basin runs between the Panamint Range to the east and Argus and Slate ranges to the west for 65 miles (105 km). It has a width of about 10 miles (16 km). It is an endorheic basin that can form a lake after heavy rain. Airspace above the valley is part of the Panamint Military Operating Area, restricted to US military use.