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Pahrump Valley is a
The valley has routes to Death Valley and a route to Las Vegas. Pahrump Valley Day
is the annual event in February each year, along with the sanctioned JRH-HS Rodeo.
Mojave Desert
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valley west of Las Vegas
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and the Spring Mountains
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massif
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in southern Nye County, Nevada
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, and eastern San Bernardino County, California
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. Pahrump, Nevada
Pahrump ( ) is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town located at the southernmost tip of Nye County, Nevada, United States, about west of Las Vegas (roughly an hour away by driving distance). Pahrump lies adjacent to the Nevada ...
, is in the valley's center and the Tecopa and Chicago Valleys are immediately to the wesThe valley has routes to Death Valley and a route to Las Vegas. Pahrump Valley Day
is the annual event in February each year, along with the sanctioned JRH-HS Rodeo.
History
The Pahrump Valley was crossed by the Old Spanish Trail (trade route), Old Spanish Trail and later the Salt Lake Road.Geography
The large block of theSpring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a mountain range of Southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest–southeast along the west side of Las Vegas and south to the border with California. Most land in the mountains is owned by the Uni ...
borders Pahrump Valley on the northeast and east, with Nevada State Route 160 skirting parts of the mountain's south, and being the only due west route from Las Vegas. Route 160 turns northwest to Pahrump in the valley's center-north then meets U.S. Route 95
U.S. Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway System, United States Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland ...
at the valley's north perimeter. Carpenter Canyon road starts near Pahrump and runs about 10 miles to Carpenter Canyon. Carpenter Canyon creek is one of the few year round fish creeks in the Spring Mountains.
In California, the Nopah Range borders the valley's southwest, with the north of the adjacent Resting Spring Range merging north to form the northwest border of the Pahrump Valley. The mostly east-west Kingston Range is the southern border of the valley.
The closest community to Pahrump is Shoshone, California, 25 mi southwest, with Ash Meadows Ranch and Death Valley Junction, California slightly farther to the northwest.
Pahrump Valley Wilderness
The Pahrump Valley Wilderness is in the southern valley, the northern Kingston Range, and the California and Mesquite Valleys.References
Further reading
*External links
* {{GNIS, 856335 Valleys of the Mojave Desert Valleys of California Valleys of Nevada Valleys of Nye County, Nevada Valleys of San Bernardino County, California Old Spanish Trail (trade route)