Pahrump, Nevada

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census-designated place community unincorporated town

Pahrump, Nevada is a small desert town in Nye County known as a gateway community to Death Valley National Park and the surrounding Mojave Desert region.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Pahrump 0 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place →
community →
unincorporated town →
connectedByHighway Nevada State Route 160 →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2,700 feet →
governingBody Nye County Commission →
hasAirport Calvada Meadows Airport →
Pahrump Valley Airport →
hasAreaCode 775 →
hasClimate arid desert climate →
hasHotSummers true →
hasLocalEconomySector agriculture →
gaming →
light industry →
retail →
tourism →
hasLocalGovernmentType unincorporated town board →
hasMediaOutlet Pahrump Valley Times →
hasMildWinters true →
hasNameEtymology derived from the Southern Paiute language →
hasNameMeaning “water rock” or “place where water flows from rocks” →
hasNearbyAttraction Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge →
Death Valley National Park (partial) →
surface form: Death Valley National Park

Front Sight Firearms Training Institute →
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area →
Spring Mountains →
local casinos →
local wineries →
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation Nevada Test and Training Range →
surface form: Nellis Air Force Range

Nevada Test and Training Range →
hasPostalCode 89041 →
89048 →
hasRegion Pahrump Valley →
historicalEconomicBase farming →
ranching →
isCountySeatOf Nye County →
surface form: Nye County, Nevada
isGatewayTo Death Valley National Park (partial) →
surface form: Death Valley National Park

Mojave Desert →
isKnownFor desert landscapes →
off-road recreation →
proximity to Death Valley →
retirement community →
isPartOfMetropolitanArea Las Vegas Valley →
surface form: Las Vegas–Henderson combined statistical area
locatedIn Mojave Desert →
Nevada →
Nye County →
surface form: Nye County, Nevada
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone →
locatedWestOf Las Vegas, Nevada →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nye County → contains → Pahrump, Nevada →
this entity surface form: Pahrump
Nye County → largestSettlement → Pahrump, Nevada →
this entity surface form: Pahrump
Death Valley → nearestCity → Pahrump, Nevada →