Ash Hill, California Explained

Ash Hill
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Coordinates:34.7069°N -116.055°W
Unit Pref:US
Elevation Ft:1942
Utc Offset:-8
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1660273

Ash Hill is a ghost town in San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. Afton, Amboy, Bagdad, Cadiz, Cadiz Summit, Lavic, Glasgow and Kelso are the nearby communities. Ash Hill is named for Southern Pacific surveyor Benjamin Ash who died in the area from dehydration, it is also possible it could be named for the surrounding dark brown and grey hills. Ash Hill is a part of a chain of ghost towns in San Bernardino County along Interstate 40 and Route 66, the area includes Daggett, Lavic, Klondike, Argos and Ludlow.