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Ridgecrest, California
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors — approximate location, not a photo of the site
Panamint City was a rowdy silver camp of about 2,000 people after the 1873 strike, with Death Valley's first newspaper, until a 1876 flash flood destroyed most of it. A brick smelter stack, foundations, rusting machinery and several cabins remain at the head of Surprise Canyon, and a 1983 storm cut the road, so it is reached only on a long, strenuous hike.
A roughly 10-mile out-and-back hike from Chris Wicht Camp with unreliable water; check Death Valley National Park for conditions.
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