Panamint Springs, 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. [Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986.] 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 convert|5000|ft|m 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 coord|36|20|23|N|117|28|01|W and the feature ID number is 1661186. The elevation is identified as being convert|1940|ft|m AMSL. [Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986 and National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey. ] The ZIP Code is 93545. The community is inside area code 760.

imilar name

The similar-sounding ghost town "Panamint, California", also known as "Panamint City", is located in Surprise Canyon about convert|25.8|mi|km at 127.1 degrees off true north. [Panamint Springs, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1986 and National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey. There are two "Surprise Canyon"s in California: this is the one in Inyo county.]

Politics

In the state legislature Panamint Springs is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 18th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Maze. Federally, Panamint Springs is located in California's 25th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2007-10-20] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon.

Nearby

* Darwin, California
* Keeler, California

Notes

External links

* [http://aviris.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi/flights_00.cgi?step=view_flightlog&flight_id=f000501t01 Aerial photos of area.]