Mountain Ranch

The Entrance to Town
The Entrance to Town
Mountain Ranch - Aerial View This is the main part of the town The large white roofed building are Sender's Market and Sender's Hardware & Lumber. The storage lot is to the right, behind...
Mountain Ranch - Aerial View
This is the main part of the town The large white roofed building are Sender's Market and Sender's Hardware & Lumber. The storage lot is to the right, behind…
Mountain Ranch Hotel This building was built in 1860 and is the site of the original Mountain Ranch. It is presently a private home on a large ranch and has been the occcupied by...
Mountain Ranch Hotel
This building was built in 1860 and is the site of the original Mountain Ranch. It is presently a private home on a large ranch and has been the occcupied by…
Post Office This is an early 20th century Mountain Ranch Post Office. It was formerly the smallest post office in the United States There's just barely enough room inside...
Post Office
This is an early 20th century Mountain Ranch Post Office. It was formerly the smallest post office in the United States There's just barely enough room inside…
Post Office This tiny post office is the second Mountain Ranch Post Office - not much bigger than the first
Post Office
This tiny post office is the second Mountain Ranch Post Office - not much bigger than the first
Post Office The current post office built in the 1980's
Post Office
The current post office built in the 1980's
Ore Cart This type of cart was used to haul gold ore out of the mines and this one sits in front of the post office
Ore Cart
This type of cart was used to haul gold ore out of the mines and this one sits in front of the post office
Fire Truck Old Mountain Ranch fire truck
Fire Truck
Old Mountain Ranch fire truck
Larry's Frame Shop Located next to the post office is Larry Mersek's picture frame shop. (Closed in 2016)
Larry's Frame Shop
Located next to the post office is Larry Mersek's picture frame shop. (Closed in 2016)
The Church This odd little building is the Lutheran church. It looks like half of a building
The Church
This odd little building is the Lutheran church. It looks like half of a building
Fire Department This part of Calaveras County, like many rural American communities, has a volunteer fire department. This building contains our fire and emergency medical...
Fire Department
This part of Calaveras County, like many rural American communities, has a volunteer fire department. This building contains our fire and emergency medical…
Community Club Across the street from the post office is the community meeting hall for the Mountain Ranch Community Club, a non profit charitable and social club.
Community Club
Across the street from the post office is the community meeting hall for the Mountain Ranch Community Club, a non profit charitable and social club.
The Brockman home This adobe building across from the post office and between the Lutheran church and Sender's Market. Formerly a store, butcher shop and bar with living space...
The Brockman home
This adobe building across from the post office and between the Lutheran church and Sender's Market. Formerly a store, butcher shop and bar with living space…
Mountain Ranch Realty Across the street from Sender's is one of two real estate offices in town
Mountain Ranch Realty
Across the street from Sender's is one of two real estate offices in town
Sender's Market This friendly, full service market includes a wide selection of regional wines and an old fashioned butcher shop. What else does one need?
Sender's Market
This friendly, full service market includes a wide selection of regional wines and an old fashioned butcher shop. What else does one need?
Sender's Hardware and Lumber An amazing lumber and hardware store, the second largest in the county but definitely the best. If they don't have it, they can order it. If they can't order...
Sender's Hardware and Lumber
An amazing lumber and hardware store, the second largest in the county but definitely the best. If they don't have it, they can order it. If they can't order…
Phil's Barn Built in 1917 as dance hall, it was once featured in a Clint Eastwood film. It's now the site of Phil Alberts' famous yard sales to support the baseball field....
Phil's Barn
Built in 1917 as dance hall, it was once featured in a Clint Eastwood film. It's now the site of Phil Alberts' famous yard sales to support the baseball field.…
Mountain Ranch Candle Shop Now a gift shop across the street from Sender's, it is an adobe structure that previously housed a grocery store. The phone booth is the only one left in this...
Mountain Ranch Candle Shop
Now a gift shop across the street from Sender's, it is an adobe structure that previously housed a grocery store.
The phone booth is the only one left in this…
Gas Station Recently re-opened, this is
Gas Station
Recently re-opened, this is "Big John's" the only gas station in Mountain Ranch. Prices have gone down since this was taken but that will change.
Alexander's Basic automobile service
Alexander's
Basic automobile service