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Amargosa Range

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flows clockwise around the perimeter of the range, ending 282 feet (86 m) below sea level in the
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The mountain range is named after the Amargosa River, so-named for the
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and Artists Drive are located in or are part of the Amargosa Range.
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word for bitter because of the bitter taste of the water.
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Grapevine Peak
Elevation
Coordinates
36°30′27″N 116°38′4″W / 36.50750°N 116.63444°W / 36.50750; -116.63444

mountain range
Inyo County, California
Nye County, Nevada
Death Valley
Amargosa Desert
Amargosa River
Badwater Basin
Spanish
Grapevine Mountains
Funeral Mountains
Black Mountains
Death Valley National Park
Zabriskie Point
Corkscrew Peak
"Highest and Lowest Elevations"
United States Geological Survey
ISBN
0-520-24217-3
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Death Valley
Death Valley National Park
Fauna

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