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Furnace Creek California Map

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City	Furnace Creek
State	California (CA)
County	Inyo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	36.427669
Longitude	-116.87469
Population	136
Density	1.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92328
Area Code	909
County Seat	Independence
School District	Death Valley Unified School District

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About Furnace Creek, California

Furnace Creek is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 1.7 people per km². Furnace Creek is located at 36.4277°N, 116.8747°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92328.

Furnace Creek holds its ground within the stark, geological theater of Death Valley National Park, where the horizon is defined by an absolute, sun-bleached silence. It lies 73.0 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 38°T), and is situated 52.3 miles west-northwest of Pahrump. The landscape surrounding Furnace Creek is a mosaic of salt flats and thirsty earth, shaped by the arid winds that carve through the nearby Breakfast Canyon and the seasonal, ephemeral paths of Furnace Creek Wash. Far to the west, the Sierra Nevada rises as a jagged, distant silhouette, a cool memory against the shimmering heat that dominates the basin floor. Here, the light at dusk is heavy and bruised with violet, turning the stark mineral crusts into a landscape of shifting, metallic color that feels older than the human impulse to name it.

Extraction and survival define the legacy of Furnace Creek, which emerged from the grueling labor of borax mining that once drew men into this unforgiving basin. Today, the economy pivots toward the traveler seeking the profound quiet of the desert, sustained by the natural springs that allow a sudden, surprising patch of date palms to thrive amidst the desolation. Death Valley National Park serves as the steward of this harsh expanse, managing the balance between the intense, furnace-like temperatures of the summer and the brief, fragile bloom of spring. Life in Furnace Creek moves with the sun, a deliberate pace dictated by the necessity of shade and the simple, enduring fact of water in a land that otherwise denies it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Death Valley National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 3.4M acres
Death Valley Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.9 mi, 180° S · 3.2M acres
Mushroom Rock (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 156° SE
Zabriskie Point (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 099° E
Harmony Borax Works (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 359° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 061° NE
Amargosa North Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.2 mi, 109° E
Death Valley Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 148° SE
Salt Creek (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 330° NW
Badwater Basin (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 156° SE
Tank (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 244° SW
Funeral Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.0 mi, 111° E · 28k acres
Ash Meadows Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 26.8 mi, 087° E
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.6 mi, 088° E · 49k acres
The Last Supper (Public Artwork) — 32.3 mi, 004° N
Resting Springs Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 32.4 mi, 103° E · 4,400 acres
Beatty Museum & Historical Society (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 011° N
Panamint City (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 220° SW
Migger Mesa (Monument) — 42.2 mi, 104° E
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 47.8 mi, 090° E · 3.9M acres
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 47.8 mi, 090° E · 322k acres
The Joshua Tree album location (Monument) — 48.9 mi, 262° W
Desert National Wildlife Range (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 078° E · 3.0M acres
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 64.8 mi, 291° W · 2.0M acres
Naval Museum of Armament & Technology (Museum) — 68.5 mi, 219° SW
China Lake Museum (Museum) — 68.5 mi, 219° SW
Ridgecrest Cinema (Cinema) — 69.8 mi, 220° SW
Maturango Museum (Museum) — 70.8 mi, 219° SW
Goldstone Museum (Museum) — 78.0 mi, 177° S

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