Hard-to-reach 1870s–1880s silver camp high in the Inyo Mountains above Saline Valley, once home to the Keynote Mine and a short boom of stores and miners’ cabins. Stone ruins and mill remnants remain for strong backpackers who approach via long ridge or canyon routes—one of the more remote Sierra-east ghost towns still standing. Expect solitude, altitude, and zero services.
Field facts
| Region | Inyo County, CA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36.7044, -117.9151 |
| ARPA | Artifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place. |
| County | Inyo |
| Era | 1870s–1880s silver boom |
| Notable mine | Keynote Mine |
| GNIS | 1667157 |
| Wikidata | Q4899372 |
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