The Scallywag Mine - Death Valley, California

This video describes our exploration of the Scallywag Mine in Death Valley, California the way it was on 3-24-2019. The cross country out and back hike is 6.9 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 1660 feet, and starts on Badwater Road a short way south of the Ashford Mill ruins. The fun and challenging hike goes up a large obvious canyon, and wash, to the remains of two aerial trams and other mine relics. There are a few dry falls in the wash that need to be climbed. The actual workings are high on a steep mountainside above the wash near the top of the trams. There are several adits and open stopes that make up the workings of this mine and many are difficult to access.