Pahrump Valley | |
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Length | 40 mi (64 km) |
Width | 15 mi (24 km) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada, California |
Region | Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys Watershed (2830 sq mi) |
District | Nye County, NV & San Bernardino County, CA |
Population center | Pahrump, Nevada |
Borders on | Spring Mountains-NE Nopah Range-SW Resting Spring Range-W & WNW |
Coordinates | 36°12′31″N 116°0′43″W / 36.20861°N 116.01194°W |
Pahrump Valley is a Mojave Desert valley west of Las Vegas and the Spring Mountains massif in southern Nye County, Nevada, and eastern San Bernardino County, California. Pahrump, Nevada, is in the valley's center and the Tecopa and Chicago Valleys are immediately to the west.[1] The valley has routes to Death Valley and a route to Las Vegas. Pahrump Valley Days [2] is the annual event in February each year, along with the sanctioned JRH-HS Rodeo.