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Warm Springs
The waters at Warm Springs formed a natural oasis that people have used for a very long time. The Panamint Shoshone tribe made this spot their winter camp, and in the late 1880s, their leader, Panamint Tom, built a small ranch there. He grew crops and planted 150 fruit trees. But in the spring of 1887, a powerful flash flood wiped out the ranch.Years later, during the 1930s, Warm Springs became a hub for miners and prospectors. A woman named Louise Grantham set up a mining camp and, with the help of prospector Ernest Huhn, claimed and worked eleven talc mines in the area.
During World War II and the years that followed, talc was in high demand, and the Warm Springs Canyon mines became some of the most productive in all of Death Valley. After changing hands several times, the mines were eventually shut down. In 1989, a group called the Preservation Foundation bought the site and gave it to the National Park Service in 1992.
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Butte Valley via Warm Springs Canyon
This road follows Warm Springs Canyon past several talc mines before leading into scenic ...Panamint Range
subsection comprises the Panamint Mountains, which are between Panamint Valley and Death Valley. It has a ...Desert Riparian Habitat
These habitats are found adjacent to permanent surface water, such as streams and springs. ...
The spring is obscured by vegetation and flows warm from the genesis not far up the narrow canyon