- Panamint Springs, California
The unincorporated community of Panamint Springs is located along State Route 190 (SR190) between Old Toll Road and SR178/Panamint Valley Road in
Inyo County, California . [Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986.] The community features a motel, restaurant, and the last gas station for many miles in either direction on SR190.Although not official by the Board of Geographic Names, Caltrans calls the SR178/SR190 intersection, "Panamint Junction". The junction is about 2.5 driving miles east of Panamint Springs. Towne Pass, a landmark when traveling to
Death Valley , is 13.9 driving miles east on SR190. Beyond the pass, SR190 descends about convert|5000|ft|m to the dry bed ofLake Manly .The
Darwin Falls Wilderness , aU.S. Wilderness Area , is located just west of the settlement. The nearby area also features theDarwin Falls , a small but scenic waterfall, grotto and creek that are the only year-round water supply in the driest part of North America; despite the similarly named wilderness, the falls are located in and administered byDeath Valley National Park . The dirt road entryway to the trail to Darwin Falls is located ¼ mile west of the settlement.NAD27 latitude and longitude for Panamint Springs are coord|36|20|23|N|117|28|01|W and the feature ID number is 1661186. The elevation is identified as being convert|1940|ft|m
AMSL . [Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986 and National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey. ] The ZIP Code is 93545. The community is insidearea code 760 .imilar name
The similar-sounding ghost town "
Panamint, California ", also known as "Panamint City", is located in Surprise Canyon about convert|25.8|mi|km at 127.1 degrees off true north. [Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986 and National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey. There are two "Surprise Canyon"s in California: this is the one in Inyo county.]Politics
In the state legislature Panamint Springs is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican
Roy Ashburn , and in the 18th Assembly District, represented by RepublicanBill Maze . Federally, Panamint Springs is located inCalifornia's 25th congressional district , which has a Cook PVI of R +7 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2007-10-20] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon.Nearby
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Darwin, California
*Keeler, California Notes
External links
* [http://aviris.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi/flights_00.cgi?step=view_flightlog&flight_id=f000501t01 Aerial photos of area.]
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