Panamint Springs, California

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Panamint Springs, sitting on the western edge of Panamint Valley.

Panamint Valley from Panamint Springs. Note that, given the remote location, the gas prices are nearly double what they were elsewhere.

Area of Panamint (official name) or Panamint City and Panamint Springs.

See also: Panamint City, 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.^[1] 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 5,000 feet to the dry bed of Lake Manly.

The Darwin Falls Wilderness, a U.S. Wilderness Area, is located just west of the settlement. The nearby area also features the Darwin 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 by Death 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 36°20′23″N, 117°28′01″W and the feature ID number is 1661186. The elevation is identified as being 1,940 feet AMSL. ^[2]

1 Similar name
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The similar-sounding ghost town Panamint, California, also known as Panamint City, is located in Surprise Canyon about 25.8 miles at 127.1 degrees off true north. ^[3]

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^ Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986.
^ Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986 and National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey.
^ Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986 and National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey. There are two Surprise Canyons in California: this is the one in Inyo county.