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Aguereberry Point- Death
Valley National Park, California |
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Elevation: 6,433 feet |
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the Automobile Club of Southern California shortly after Death
Valley became a National Monument. |
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unpaved road leading to Aguereberry Point drives past a ghost-town
named Harrisburg.
Originally this town was to be named Harrisberry after the two men
who found the gold that launched it in 1905. Shorty Harris later
took credit for the strike and changed the name of the town to
Harrisburg after himself. Nevertheless, Pete Aguereberry, one of the
original strike finders, spent 40 years working his claims in the
Eureka gold mine. Harrisburg was a tent city that grew to support a
population of 300. Today nothing remains of the town but Pete’s home
and mine which are located to the right two miles down the dirt road
to Aguereberry Point. (http://www.nps.gov/deva/Ghost-towns.htm) |
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Accessibility:
Hike a
short way from the dirt lot at end of road to look down over the
valley. The unpaved dirt road in is about 6.3 mile one way. It is
usually in pretty good shape.
Aguereberry Point Road can be reached
from the Emigrant Canyon/Wildrose Canyon road.
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Early portions of
the unpaved road to Aguereberry Point |
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Parking at
Aguereberry Point |
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Suggestions for your visit:
The Aguereberry
Point Road leads past Aguereberry Camp. Pete Aguereberry lived here
until 1938. He worked the nearby Eureka mine. The mine has been
stabilized and you can explore it with a flashlight throughout most
of the year. It is closed sometimes by the Park due to bat hibernation
in the mine.
Aguereberry Point is
nice sunrise/sunset point.
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For More Information:
Death Valley National Park
PO Box 579
Death Valley, CA 92328
Telephone: (760) 786-2331 |
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