Ibex Spring Ghost Town
The Ibex Spring ghost town centered on an old silver and copper mining operation dating to 1881.
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Ibex Spring Ghost Town Details
The Ibex Spring ghost town centered on an old silver and copper mining operation dating to 1881. Located in the southeastern corner of Death Valley National Park, the town enjoyed a renaissance of sorts through the 1960s thanks to a nearby talc-mining operation, but has been abandoned ever since. Visitors who venture to this remote spot will find crumbling houses and mine structures, an old car, and a still-reliable spring fringed with palms. Ibex Spring is about a five-mile hike from the Ibex Dunes area, which can be reached via Harry Wade Road.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Ibex Spring Ghost Town
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2.9 mi away
Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness
The 1,530-acre Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness Area is adjacent to Death Valley National Park.
5.5 mi away
Ibex Dunes
To visit the dunes, you'll need to hike about a mile east of Saratoga Springs Road over some low hills.
9.7 mi away
Confidence Mill
It's never great when you name your gold-mining operation "Confidence" and pundits start appending "Lost" to the front.
9.7 mi away
Owlshead Mountains Trail
The Owlshead Mountains backpacking route begins at the Confidence Mill site .
10.6 mi away
Saratoga Springs
The Saratoga Springs pupfish is the most famous (and endangered) resident of this spring-fed marshland.
