Amargosa Valley Nevada Map
Amargosa Valley, Nevada — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Amargosa Valley, Nye County.
Interactive Map of Amargosa Valley, Nevada
| City | Amargosa Valley |
| State | Nevada (NV) |
| County | Nye |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 36.643842 |
| Longitude | -116.400325 |
| Population | 1,445 |
| Density | 5.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Amargosa Valley is a locality in Nye County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,445. The population density is 5.5 people per km². Amargosa Valley is located at 36.6438°N, 116.4003°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89020.
Amargosa Valley rests in a wide, sun-bleached basin, a landscape defined by the vast, indifferent sky and the subtle, shifting hues of the desert floor. It lies 38.0 miles north-west of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 323°T), and is situated 30.5 miles east-north-east of Death Valley. Low, scrubby vegetation, resilient and tenacious, clings to the ochre soil, a muted green against the pervasive tan. Distant mountains, hazy and softened by atmospheric distance, form a jagged, ancient horizon, their peaks catching the fierce desert light in sharp, unforgiving planes. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, mineral scent of dust and the silent murmur of immense, empty spaces. Here, the world unfolds with a quiet, unhurried grandeur, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow arc of the sun and the deepening shadows that crawl across the land. The history of Amargosa Valley is as much about what has been sought as what has been found, a narrative of mining booms and agricultural dreams that have waxed and waned with the fortunes of the earth. For generations, prospectors and settlers have been drawn to this arid expanse, their endeavors shaped by the challenging, yet sometimes bountiful, desert environment. The local economy, once heavily reliant on the extraction of minerals, has more recently found footing in agriculture, with hardy crops thriving under the intense sunlight and the careful application of irrigation. This transformation speaks to a persistent spirit of adaptation, a willingness to coax life from a land that demands respect and ingenuity. Amidst this quiet persistence, the occasional gleam of an old discarded tool or a weathered fence post serves as a silent reminder of the lives that have touched this place, each leaving a faint, almost imperceptible imprint on the vast, waiting silence of Amargosa Valley.
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About This Amargosa Valley Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Amargosa Valley, Nevada with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Amargosa Valley and Nye County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Amargosa Valley is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Amargosa Valley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
