Chloride City, Ghost town in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, USA

Chloride City is a ghost town in Inyo County, California, within Death Valley National Park, 8.5 miles north-northeast of Beatty Junction at 4,770 feet. The site holds numerous adits and dumps and the remains of three stamp mills.

Chloride City was established in 1905, when the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold discovery drew people into the area. The site in Death Valley National Park holds numerous adits and dumps, the remains of three stamp mills, and the grave of James McKay, about whom nothing is known.

The town takes its name from chloride minerals found in the surrounding hills. Visitors can see how miners adapted to harsh desert conditions, including dugout homes built into hillsides that provided natural insulation from extreme temperatures.

Chloride City lies in Death Valley National Park, 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northeast of Beatty Junction, at 4,770 ft (1,450 m) in the Funeral Mountains. The approach is by unpaved desert road, so check conditions before setting out. The ground is rocky and strewn with open mine adits and dumps; stay out of the shafts and carry water and sun protection.

A grave for someone named James McKay sits among the ruins, though little is known about this person. Visitors can also spot old automobiles and mining equipment slowly rusting away in the landscape over the decades.