Stovepipe Wells, California
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| Stovepipe Wells | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
  Stovepipe Wells
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| Coordinates: 35°36′22″N 117°08′47″W / 35.60611°N 117.14639°WCoordinates: 35°36′22″N 117°08′47″W / 35.60611°N 117.14639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo County |
| Elevation [1] | 10 ft (3 m) |
Stovepipe Wells is a small way-station in the northern part of Death Valley, in unincorporated Inyo County, California. There is a motel with swimming pool, a gas station/general store, a gift shop, a ranger station and a restaurant/bar. Close to town are some fairly large and accessible sand dunes. The sand dunes are roughly 7 miles (11 km) long in the east-west axis. They are located in the space between Salt Creek and Emigrant Wash. The US Postal Service ZIP Code is 92328, and the locale name is spelled Stove Pipe Wells in some postal renditions. It is commonly referred to as Stovepipe Wells Village. The default format for wired telephone numbers in the community is in the Death Valley exchange: (760) 786-xxxx. The community had manual telephone service until the late 1980s. The community is contained within the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.
Stovepipe Wells is located at 36°36′22″N 117°08′47″W / 36.60611°N 117.14639°W and is US Geological Survey (USGS) feature ID 235564.[1] Variant names listed for the Inyo County location by USGS include Stove Pipe Wells Hotel and Stovepipe Wells Hotel. It is entirely inside Death Valley National Park and along State Route 190 (SR190) at less than 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level.
West on SR190 is Towne Pass at about 4,950 feet (1,510 m) above sea level. Eventually, the road meets State Route 178 (SR178) at Panamint Junction. East on SR190 the road leads to Death Valley Junction.
[edit] Nearby features
- Stovepipe Well, for which the community is named, is shown to the northeast at 36°39′33″N 117°04′44″W / 36.65917°N 117.07889°W.
- Stovepipe Wells Airport is defined as being to the southwest at 36°36′14″N 117°09′33″W / 36.60389°N 117.15917°W. The airport has an identifier of L09 and features a 3,250-foot (990 m) paved runway.
 Stovepipe Wells 'downtown' |
 Stovepipe Wells Fire Dept truck |
 Burned Wagons plaque |
 Stovepipe Wells saloon at dusk |
 Stovepipe Wells general store at dusk |
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[edit] Sources
- 7350.7U Location Identifiers, The National Flight Data Center, Federal Aviation Administration ATPUBS, US Department of Transportation, September 1, 2005.
- Map: Stovepipe Wells, California 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1988.
- National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey, 1995.
- California Air Resources Board web site.
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