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Camp Hale 10th Mountain Division army camp
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittings
Coins and tokensAlso reported: military cartridge cases.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
1942-1945 WWII mountain training camp, later CIA training site
Army camp built in 1942 that housed about 15,000 soldiers training as the 10th Mountain Division; decommissioned in 1945, used later for covert training of Tibetans, then dismantled in 1965 and deeded to the Forest Service.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
high altitudePossible unexploded ordnance from training areas
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