Ivanpah, California
| Ivanpah | |
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| Populated place | |
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  Ivanpah | |
| Coordinates: 35°20′26″N 115°18′38″W / 35.34056°N 115.31056°WCoordinates: 35°20′26″N 115°18′38″W / 35.34056°N 115.31056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| GNIS feature ID | 243939[1] |
Ivanpah is a populated place in the Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. There are several residences in the area, but no real village.[1]
Ivanpah is located on the bajada below the northeast side of the New York Mountains overlooking the broad Ivanpah Valley. The Ivanpah Mountains lie across the valley to the northwest.[2]
Ivanpah is located at the crossing of Ivanpah Road and the Union Pacific Railroad, which was the Los Angeles & Pacific Railroad until 1921 when it was bought out by Union Pacific. There was once a general store located here.
The original name for this crossing was Leastalk. The California and Eastern Railroad crossed the LA&SL railroad at this location. The California and Eastern abandoned operations in 1911, with the tracks being pulled up some time later.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ivanpah". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ↑ Ivanpah, California—Nevada, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
