Last Chance Canyon
Last Chance Canyon | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
Nearest city | Johannesburg, California |
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Coordinates | 35°22′6″N 117°54′28″W / 35.36833°N 117.90778°WCoordinates: 35°22′6″N 117°54′28″W / 35.36833°N 117.90778°W |
Area | 70,528 acres (28,542 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 72000225[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 5, 1972 |
Last Chance Canyon is a canyon in the El Paso Mountains near Johannesburg, California. The canyon runs from Saltdale in the south to in the north; part of it lies within Red Rock Canyon State Park. The canyon includes a variety of archaeological sites, including pictographs, villages, rock shelters, mills, and quarries. Historic sites such as gold mining camps are also located in the canyon.[2]
The canyon is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and is open for recreational use. Hiking, camping, and 4-wheel drive vehicles are permitted in most parts of the canyon.[2]
The canyon was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1972.[1]
Gallery[]
Cabin at Bickel Camp
Workshop at Bickel Camp
Otto Adams' gold mining claim
South end of the canyon
The canyon near Cudahy Camp
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Last Chance Canyon". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
External links[]
- Mojave Desert
- Canyons and gorges of California
- Landforms of Kern County, California
- History of the Mojave Desert region
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Kern County, California
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- San Joaquin Valley Registered Historic Place stubs
- Kern County, California geography stubs