Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

Death Valley National Park, CA

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns are situated at 6890 feet in the Panamint Mountains, along Charcoal Kiln Road in Death Valley National Park. There are a total of ten beehive-shaped stone kilns at the site, each are about 100 feet in diameter and 25 feet tall. The Wildrose Charcoal Kilns were completed in 1877 by the Modoc Consolidated Mining Company and were in operation, intermittently, until around 1879. Charcoal produced at the Kilns, burning local pinyon and juniper, was used in operations at the nearby smelters. 

In 2024, Cornerstones entered into an agreement with the National Park Service to provide a series of preservation workshops aimed at stabilizing and repointing the stone kilns. Over the years, material loss and mortar erosion have left the kilns vulnerable to weather and moisture penetration. To prevent further deterioration of the Kilns, Cornerstones’ master stone mason, Alan Ash, will lead masonry training workshops focused on repointing the Kilns using a compatible NHL mortar and replacing missing areas of missing stone. Work on-site will begin in the spring of 2026 and continue through the coming years.