Death Valley Junction, California

Death Valley Junction, more commonly known as Amargosa (Spanish for "Bitter"), is a tiny Mojave Desert unincorporated community in Inyo County, California, at the intersection of SR 190 and SR 127, in the Amargosa Valley and just east of Death Valley National Park. The zip code is 92328, the elevation is 2,041 ft (622 m), and the population is fewer than four people.

Death Valley Junction
Amargosa
Unincorporated community
Death Valley Junction
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°18′08″N 116°24′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo County
Elevation
2,041 ft (622 m)
FIPS code06-18212
GNIS feature ID1656477
Death Valley Junction Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
LocationCA 127 and CA 190, Death Valley Junction, California
Built1923
ArchitectAlexander H. McCulloch
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.80000802
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

Death Valley Junction is home to the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel, where resident Marta Becket staged dance and mime shows from the late 1960s until her last show in February 2012. Becket died in 2017. The hotel is still operating next to the opera house, but beyond these maintained areas, the town is in a state of disrepair. There is no gas station, and only one restaurant, the Amargosa Cafe. The town is owned by the non-profit Amargosa Opera House Inc. which runs the Opera House, Hotel, and cafe

The community's location, 27 miles (43 km) east-southeast of Furnace Creek, on the east side of Death Valley is south of Nevada's Amargosa Valley and near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. East/South East, 27 miles, is Pahrump, Nevada. South on SR127 is the town of Shoshone, California. The closest straight-line distance to the Nevada state line is roughly five miles northeast.

Government documents show an effort by the Timbisha Shoshone tribal government to acquire about 7,200 acres (29 km2) in the area during 1999 to 2000. This includes areas for residences and the official federal sanction to use some government lands for traditional ceremonies. In 2017 the tribe constructed a cannabis grow facility on the land.

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