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Signal Mountain

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Kingman Field Office BLM (map link) I have to admit, I was a little concerned what the state of the roads would be as I drove along them, but Signal Road does happen to be a maintained one. It still gets a little rough when it passes the washes, but for now it was fine in the little car. It is maintained from US-93 to Alamo Road, another maintained road. After exploring to the west end, where I found a well used camping area, I decided to visit Signal, the vanished town that someone had helpfully signed, and the mining works that supported it. The sign did make it look like this was the private property north/west of the road, but it is actually south/east. I found more camping and a couple of groups there as I walked over to the mine. The road into Signal with Signal Mountain behind it. The tracks would indicate it's a very popular place. If pulling metal out of the ground, it seems the common practice was to contribute metal back to the ground. Mine dump with mine in ...