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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Reaching Hamilton requires a 10-mile drive down dirt roads. While the roads are generally passable to all cars in the hot seasons, wet or snowy conditions can affect access to the town.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Stone building remains inside the ghost town.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
As buildings continue to crumble over time, many former structures are now just brick piles lying in the sage brush.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Brick building remains in Hamilton.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Brick building remains in Hamilton.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
The wooden frame of a home sits on a hillside inside the town.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Hamilton's location on the mountainside gives way to picturesque mountain views en route to and surrounding the town.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Buildings lie in many states of disarray, however they are noticeably changing with each year.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Brick ruins in view of a building in Hamilton.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
An old, somewhat crooked chimney stands atop a hill just outside of the core of Hamilton.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Hamilton ghost town ruins.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Wild horses wander the sage brush mountainside in Hamilton.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Hamilton cemetery lies outside of town, but it has some picturesque ruins of its own.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
06/26/2018
Hamilton ghost town cemetery.