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

Skidoo Mill

Photographed By Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

1. Skidoo Mill Marker

Inscription.
Powered by water piped from a spring high in the Panamint Range, the Skidoo Mill extracted gold from ore and was one of Death Valley's most profitable operations. Skidoo had the only water-powered milling plant in Death Valley.

The Skidoo Mill is only partially stabilized. Its machinery is dangerous; its timbers are decaying. For your safety and the preservation of the site, please stay out of the ruin.

Federal law protects all historic ruins and artifacts within Death Valley National Park. Please leave them undisturbed for others to discover.

The Roy C. Troeger estate donated the Skidoo Mill to the National Park Service in 1993.

The water-powered stamps in the mill pulverized ore.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.

Location. 36° 26.206′ N, 117° 9.245′ W. Marker is in Death Valley National Park, California, in Inyo County. Marker can be reached from Skidoo Road, 8 miles east of Emigrant Canyon Road. 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Skidoo (approx. 0.9 miles away); Journigan’s Mill

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Aguereberry Camp (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Eureka Mine (approx. 5.8 miles away); An Architectural Heritage (approx. 5.8 miles away); Aguereberry Point (approx. 8 miles away); Eichbaum Toll Road (approx. 11.7 miles away); Road To Adventure (approx. 11.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Death Valley National Park.

More about this marker. The last mile of road is narrow and rough, with other roads branching off in both directions. At the end, there is minimal room to park or turn around. The walk to the marker is an additional 600 feet.

Skidoo Mill and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

2. Skidoo Mill and Marker

Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

3. Marker Detail

The water-powered stamps in the mill pulverized ore. Shown here are ten stamps; there are five more nearby.

Photographed By Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

4. Skidoo Mine

Viewed through a locked gate.

Skidoo Mill Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

5. Skidoo Mill Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 5, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.