Gold Hill
Personal Notes
This page presents our personal notes on our visit to the ghost town of Gold Hill, Utah.
Friday, May 18, 2007
We were staying in Wendover, Nevada, so headed south toward Ely on Alternate Highway 50.
1:40 p.m.
We found our signed turnoff to Gold Hill, turning off of the highway onto a secondary paved road heading east. The air temperature was 86 degrees, with mostly sunny skies. It had been in the mid to upper 80s all week.
Heading toward Gold Hill we saw two pronghorn run off to the side of the road; one probably a male, the other a female.
At one point we turned off of the paved road onto a dirt road leading to Gold Hill. The area has interesting geology and great views of the distant ranges.
2:03 p.m.
Gold Hill is mostly a cluster of old houses and businesses on the side of a low hill, with mining operations and crushing mills scattered here and there all around the dwellings. There are several people who still live in this area, so we were cautious about where we drove and parked. We didn't want to disturb the locals, because we wouldn't want others walking around in our yard.
Because there are still inhabitants, we didn't explore the ruins like we would in a completely deserted town. But we did get to see a large hollowed out building on the corner of the main intersection, and could see several other buildings down the street. There is a large sign with information about the history of the old town near the main junction. From that location you can easily see many of the old mining operations.
We left town on a dirt road to the north, which circles a hill and then passed more toward the south and southeast, toward the town of Calleo.
