Amargosa Valley
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| Foundation : | around 1905 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Nevada | ||
| County : | Nye County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 39 ′ N , 116 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,456 (as of 2010 ) | ||
| Height : | 812 m | ||
| FIPS : | 32-01000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 858057 | ||
Amargosa Valley is a settlement in Nye County on US Highway 95 in the US state of Nevada . The demarcation on the outer southwest edge of the Nevada National Security Site in the semi-desert beyond Death Valley , which is separated by a mountain range, consists of only a few buildings - gas station, restaurant, a brothel and a campsite as well as a handful of trailer homes and scattered stable houses 1456 inhabitants (as of 2010) on an area of 1.41 km² and an average height of 805 m . An extensive sand dune dominates the western edge of the valley (see picture) and is popular for buggy kiting .
The Amargosa Valley settlement was named after the Amargosa River , which flows through the high valley of the same name.
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