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Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Skidoo Pipeline

 
 
Skidoo Pipeline Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Trev Meed, circa 2015
1. Skidoo Pipeline Marker
Inscription. The Skidoo Pipeline can be seen either north or south of this location. The pipeline, which ran from Birch Spring in Jail Canyon to the millsite 23 miles away, was completed in 1907 at a cost of $250,000.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
 
Location. 36° 14.892′ N, 117° 7.993′ W. Marker is in Death Valley National Park, California, in Inyo County. Marker is on Charcoal Kiln Road, 3.7 miles east of Emigrant Canyon Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Death Valley CA 92328, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wildrose CCC Camp (approx. 3.2 miles away); Wildrose Charcoal Kilns (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Eureka Mine (approx. 8 miles away); Aguereberry Camp (approx. 8.1 miles away); Aguereberry Point (approx. 9 miles away); Journigan’s Mill (approx. 11.8 miles away); Skidoo (approx. 12.9 miles away); Skidoo Mill (approx. 13.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Death Valley National Park.
 
Regarding Skidoo Pipeline. “23 Skidoo” was a popular slang phrase in the early 1900s. The town was given the name Skidoo because this pipeline was 23 miles long.
 
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Skidoo Pipeline Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Trev Meed, circa 2015
2. Skidoo Pipeline Marker
Skidoo Pipeline Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, October 26, 2020
3. Skidoo Pipeline Marker
View South image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, October 26, 2020
4. View South
The pipeline is no longer visible.
Skidoo Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, October 26, 2020
5. Skidoo Mill
Water-powered stamps in the mill pulverized ore.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2015. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on November 5, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2015, by Trev Meed of Round Mountain, Nevada.   3. submitted on November 5, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.   4, 5. submitted on October 28, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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