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Death Valley, California
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors — approximate location, not a photo of the site
Skidoo was a gold camp in the Panamint Range, active from 1906 to 1917, whose mill ran largely on water piped many miles from Telescope Peak. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, though little is visible at the townsite beyond a park sign, with the mill and mine remains scattered in the hills.
An 8-mile unpaved road off Wildrose Road; stay clear of open mine shafts and avoid summer heat.
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