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Home > Domestic Diversions > Death Valley > Death Valley, October 2019 > Keane Wonder Mine, 10/27/2019 Most viewed - Keane Wonder Mine, 10/27/2019 Hazard Warning831 viewsI couldn't figure out why such a sign might be necessary. Everything seemed perfectly new, spiffy and in great working order. Tank747 viewsThis tank looks kind of like a WWI German U-boat. I think it must have held water used to process the ore from the mine. On to the mine746 viewsIgnoring the hazard warnings, we ambled from the parking lot up the hill toward the mine. Hell's Gate736 viewsThis is where the Beatty Cutoff branches off the Daylight Pass Road to head toward Highway 190 and Furnace Creek. It also took us to the turnoff to Keane Wonder Mine. It really was the gate to Hell on this day, given the conditions on the Valley floor. Trail to the Mine731 viewsThis trail takes you up 1.4 miles and 1,500 feet to the top of the tramway, where the actual mine is located. We had originally intended to climb it, but decided to get the hell out of there before the dust blew up the hill and engulfed us. Corkscrew Peak730 viewsLooking toward Corkscrew Peak (5804 feet, 1769 meters) from Hell's Gate. Dust Storm in Death Valley719 viewsThe floor of Death Valley as seen from the turnoff to Keane Wonder Mine on the Beatty Cufoff Road, about 10 AM on Sunday, Oct. 27. Lizard Hill714 viewsSorta looks like a giant lizard climbing to the top of that hill. Glad it wasn't. Back at Hell's Gate699 viewsThe dust storm in the valley floor doesn't seem to have abated any since we first passed this point. If anything, it's gotten worse. Aerial Tramway683 viewsWe were going to take the tramway to the top of the hill, but it turned out to be closed on Sunday. Boudika in Jeopardy?678 viewsLooks as if the dust storm will quickly advance up the hill and engulf JoAnn's beloved pickup in the Keane Wonder Mine parking lot, but it didn't. 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