Rudefeha
East side of Bridger Peak summit northwest of Encampment

An abandoned mine shaft, tramway towers and several support buildings remain in this old mining company town in which the Ferris-Haggerty mine was located. When company officials banned saloons, bar owner Malachi Dillon moved a short distance away and built a spot for miners to wet their whistles. Rudefeha became a ghost town by 1907.

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