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Ballarat is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1079 feet (329 m). Today, Ballarat is a virtual ghost town. It was founded in 1897 as a supply point for the mines in the canyons of the Panamint Range. A quarter-mile to the south is Post Office Springs, a reliable water source used since the 1850s.
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- Inyo County
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- California
Ballarat is a true Mojave Desert Ghost Town that is rich in history. If you are looking for a theme park with amenities you won't find it here. If you long to explore the old west, desert and old mining camps of yesteryear, take some great photographs of a town that time has forgotten and Mother Nature is pummeling into the landscape...
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Mar 4, 2016 · In the Panamint Valley of the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles northeast of Bakersfield, the abandoned town of Ballarat once hustled with plenty of gold prospectors — enough people to support a ...
It's a spectacularly beautiful area. From the incredibly rugged and steep Panamints, the flat expanse of the valley floor and the Argus Range to the west, it is desert land at its best. Ballarat was born in 1896 as a supply point for the mines in the canyons of the Panamints.
Ballarat, California – Death Valley Ghost Town. Panamint Mountains, California. Sitting at the base of the Panamint Mountain Range, Ballarat began in 1897 as a supply point for the mines in the canyons of the Panamint Mountain Range. The main mine supporting the town was the Radcliffe in Pleasant Canyon, just east of town.
The tale of Ballarat is that of a boom and bust kind of town. Never much to begin with, after the death of one of its more colorful residents, Seldom Seen Slim, Ballarat continued its decline into what it is today. A curtained window hides the interior of this still-used cabin in Ballarat.
Ballarat is located 3.6 miles from the pavement of the north-south Trona-Wildrose Road (California 178), north of Trona. There is a historical marker at the turnoff. 36.04712° N, -117.2251° E. The road to Ballart is in pretty good shape, making it an easy trip in most any two or four wheel drive vehicle.
