Aguereberry Point Road is a very nice 6 mile drive along a gravel road which is usually in very good condition. On our recent Spring trip, we decided to drive the road for only the second time ever and take some pictures to share with you. We had spent a hot day hiking down in the valley, and were looking to get up to a higher elevation to enjoy some cooler temperatures. The nice thing about the Aguereberry Point Road is that you get to enjoy a couple of interesting stops along the way, namely Pete Aguereberry's camp and the Eureka Mine. There's a very short walk around a hillside that allows you to explore these areas, along with the Cashier Mill. The final destination for this driving trip is Aguereberry Point, which is a surprising 958 feet higher than the viewpoint across the valley at Dante's View. There are great views in all directions, which is probably why we encountered a surprising number of vehicles and people while we were there.
The turnoff for Aguereberry Point is on the Emigrant Canyon Road:
View of the typical good condition gravel road leading to Aguereberry Point after 6 miles:
The first stop is Aguereberry Camp, which is around 2 miles after you start driving on the road:
If you look closely at this sign, you can see a map of the circular walking route along the hillside, which starts at Aguereberry camp, continues past the adits, reaches the Eureka Mine, and ends at Cashier Mill. If you walk the trail without stopping, you can reach the Cashier Mill in less than 10 minutes:
The next twelve pictures give you an idea of the interesting things to see and explore at Aguereberry camp and the adits:
The next seven pictures were taken near the Eureka Mine. Notice that the mining tunnel was closed, as bats were nesting in there for the winter:
Finally, the walking trail takes you to the Cashier Mill, which is still standing and in good condition, as the next three photos reveal:
After fully exploring this area, we got back on the Aguereberry Point Road and drove through a small canyon:
We soon arrived at Aguereberry Point and were greeted by the signs shown in the next two pictures:
After checking out the signs, we walked around the rocky part on a small trail to the official viewpoint area. View from Aguereberry Point looking north towards Tucki Mountain:
The next two pictures show you close-up views looking northwest. The second picture zooms in on Furnace Creek:
And this is the view southeast, which shows you the salt pan south of Badwater:
Finally, this view looks south towards the road which we drove up to the lookout point on:
We end with two pictures of Daria and Steve at Aguereberry Point: