The kind of heat at Panamint Springs causes jewelry to burn skin, makes it possible to bake cookies inside a car, and requires you to turn off your air conditioner so your vehicle doesn't overheat.
. The route from the east crawls from below sea level to 4,956 feet before plummeting down the side of a mountain. The route from the west twists like a carousel past steep dropoff after steep dropoff. The route from the south washes out with just a whisper of rain. And then there are the dirt roads in — harrowing passes that squeeze through narrow canyons over rocks big enough to gut even high-clearance vehicles.
“It’s a hard environment just to live in, let alone run a business,” says Victoria Harkins, who owns Panamint Springs Resort alongside her parents and five older brothers. According to Harkins, steep gas prices are the result of how difficult it is to get gas brought into the area. “Occasionally you’ll get someone who complains about the price,” she says. “It’s like, I’m sorry, but also do you see where you are? These big tanker trucks have to come down these tiny mountain roads to get to us.
On the menu, there are burgers, fish and chips, pizza, fried appetizers, salads, and warm apple pie. Like the beer selection, this has been temporarily pared down during the pandemic. In recent months, Panamint Springs has also experimented with temporarily leasing out its restaurant to the owners of El Mana, a popular Mexican food truck in Lone Pine, California, a small community located 50 miles away at the base of Mt. Whitney. The pop-up serves chilaquiles, tacos, fajitas and carne asada.
If the unexpectedly large beer selection in the midst of a hot, dusty valley isn’t enough of a treat, there’s also that view. “Things degrade faster because of so much heat,” says Harkins. “I can put a plastic bag outside for three months in the summer and by the end of the summer, it’s dust. The environment is so harsh. We have to pay attention to our personal belongings, our motel units. Everything needs to be assessed regularly because of the extreme climate and how dry it is.”The simple menu at the restaurant includes burgers, fish and chips, burritos, and more.
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