The Hualapai Indians owned this land when silver was discovered in the 1840s. The Hualapia were not receptive to the miners and didn't allow mining until the 1860 when the US Army was sent to subdue them. A treaty signed in 1870s opened the area to mining and the small town of Chloride grew up among the 75 mines where gold, silver, lead, and zinc ores where pulled from the ground. Chloride is now considered a semi- ghost town with a year round population of several hundred people.
This boondocking spot is located on leveled top of a small hill with a few abandoned pieces of mining equipment. We aren't sure what they are but the ground is clear of any metal scraps that could puncture tires. It's a quiet spot with views of the surrounding mountains.
Route 125 to Chloride is paved. A wide maintained dirt road leads to the road to the boondocking spot. That road is narrow and a bit rough. High ground clearance is not necessary but RVs with long overhangs may scrap bottom. BLM Camping 35.41709, -114.2268
Remove the local native Americans, pull valuable ores out of the ground, leave site (pretty-much) abandoned, and --voilà-- you have the American way! That road looks a bit too sketchy for our Tergel.
ReplyDeleteMight want to walk it before trying to take Tergel on it.
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