000 299e Highway, Bella Vista, CA 96008

Property Description

Ingot, CA has some interesting history. Back in the 1860s, miners came to this area looking for silver, copper, and zinc. There's a short dirt-road entrance off Highway 299, just past the Ingot Auto Wrecker. Improvements include a new gate near the entrance and the property has a decent level area where the foundation of a structure has already been started. There also appears to be at least two shallow, hand-dug wells near the property line. There's also been EPA Superfund cleanup activity in this area related to historic mining, including the Afterthought Smelter down the highway and the Afterthought Mine further up the highway. Check with the EPA to see if this property is related/affected. The property adjoins approximately 292 acres of BLM land to the northwest. The elevation ranges from about 1,120 to 1,200 feet, so you're at a relatively low elevation for this part of Northern California, where snow is generally less of a concern.