Beatty, Nevada

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Beatty, Nevada is a small desert town in Nye County that serves as a primary gateway community to nearby Death Valley National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
community
unincorporated town
accessRouteTo Death Valley via Nevada State Route 374
areaCode 775
category Gateway communities to national parks in the United States
Populated places in the Mojave Desert
Towns in Nye County, Nevada
climate arid desert climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Nye County
surface form: Nye County, Nevada
distanceTo about 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada
about 8 miles from the eastern boundary of Death Valley National Park
elevation approximately 1,000 meters
approximately 3,300 feet
governmentType unincorporated town government under Nye County
hasFacility convenience stores
gas stations
motels and lodging for tourists
restaurants
historicalAssociation Bullfrog mining district
landscape surrounded by desert mountains
locatedIn Amargosa River basin
surface form: Amargosa River valley

Mojave Desert
locatedNear Death Valley National Park (partial)
surface form: Death Valley National Park
locatedOn U.S. Route 95 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Montillus Murray Beatty
nearbyFeature Amargosa River basin
surface form: Amargosa River

Bullfrog Hills
nearbyHistoricSite Rhyolite, Nevada
nearestMajorCity Las Vegas, Nevada
populationCharacteristic small population
postalCode 89003
primaryEconomicActivities mining-related activities
services for Death Valley visitors
tourism
region southwestern Nevada
role gateway community to Death Valley National Park
state Nevada
timezone Pacific Time Zone
timezoneDST Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
transportationRole regional highway stop on U.S. Route 95

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Death Valley nearestCity Beatty, Nevada