10/29/2023 0 Comments Monte cristo ghost town![]() There is a campground just before the ghost town with a pit toilet. The views along this hike and within the ghost town were incredibly picturesque. ![]() No date has been set for the shutdown but that added to our desire to see this hike before it was too late. The water isn’t safe for human consumption (we opted to leave Latigo at home because of this) and there is a plan to shut the recreation area down for several years of needed cleanup to make the land safe. The buildings were in great disrepair and even the signage marking the sites of old homes/businesses were falling over.ĭue to the mining process the land and water in the area has been poisoned with lead and arsenic. No trespassing signs were the theme to this ghost town. ![]() Lead used to be mined in the area and much of the land around the town is still owned by private companies.
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