Deep Springs | |
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.jpg) Deep Springs Valley from Gilbert Pass | |
  Deep Springs Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′18″N 117°59′06″W / 37.37167°N 117.98500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Elevation | 5,194 ft (1,583 m) |
Deep Springs (formerly, Deep Spring) is a set of artesian springs in Inyo County, California that are used for irrigation, water supply, and livestock. The springs lie within the treaty territory of the Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation of Indians (Timbisha Band of Western Shoshone Indians). It is located in the northeastern section of Deep Springs Valley, 22 miles (35 km) east of Bishop,[2] 2.6 km (1.6 mi) north of Soldier Pass, and 6.4 km (4 mi) southwest of Chocolate Mountain (formerly Piper Mountain),[3] at an elevation of 5194 feet (1583 m).[1]
The area was originally home to the Deep Springs Valley Paiute prior to Euro-American settlement around the 20th century. Deeps Springs Valley has a semi-arid desert climate, and the springs create an environment with a variety of animal and plant life.
Deep Springs College is located in Deep Springs Valley, although not at the site of the springs. The students of Deep Springs College engage in a program emphasizing labor as a fundamental pillar of their studies. The students participate in a minimum of twenty hours of labor a week: milking cows, irrigating the farm, and learning about the land. The Deep Springs post office operated from 1881 to 1883[2] and 1920 to 1953.[2] The springs, after which the town was named, are now called Buckhorn Springs.[2]
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- ^ a b "Deep Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1159. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Chocolate Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.