Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Amargosa Valley, Nevada locale of Amargosa Valley locale of Amargosa Valley Amargosa Valley, Nevada is positioned in the US Amargosa Valley, Nevada - Amargosa Valley, Nevada Amargosa Valley (formerly Lathrop Wells) is an unincorporated town in Nye County, in the U.S.
The improve is titled for the Amargosa River which flows through the valley from its origination in Nevada to its end in Death Valley, California.
Like most desert rivers, the 200-mile (320 km) long Amargosa flows on the surface only when rare rainfalls flood the desert washes, except for a 20-mile (32 km) segment near Shoshone, California, where the river flows perennially.
The name Amargosa Valley is used locally with reference to the actual geographic valley, although for the most part, it is coincident with the Amargosa Desert and is noted as such on many maps.
The populated region of the Amargosa Valley is sandwiched between U.S.
The nationwide park boundary extends into Nevada near Beatty, approximately 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Amargosa Valley.
Amargosa Valley is positioned approximately 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Las Vegas, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Pahrump, and 24 miles (39 km) north of Death Valley Junction, California.
More recently, intense expansion in Las Vegas has led many new inhabitants to settle in Amargosa Valley and close-by Pahrump.
Amargosa Valley is positioned at 36.58001 North, 116.44487 West at an altitude of 2,640 feet (805 m) above sea level.
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Amargosa Desert - Unincorporated communities in Nye County, Nevada - Unincorporated suburbs in Nevada - Populated places in the Mojave Desert - Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad - Populated places established in 1905 - 1905 establishments in Nevada
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