Bald Mountain Overlook is located along the Medicine Wheel Passage Scenic Byway. Gold Fever The large rocks next to you are granite. These were formed within the earth’s crust 1 billion years ago. Their exposure is the result of the eroding forces of wind, water, and ice. This granite contains quartz and resembles the rock containing gold found in many parts of the west. Discoveries of fine-grained gold north of Bald Mountain were made in 1890. “Gold fever” brought many prospectors to the area…
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