The Bitter Spring Valley is a 13-mile (21 km) longNevada DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 70-71. valley located northeast of

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on the west edge of

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, on the north-trending

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, (of the

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, and

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). The valley is a small valley basin located between two bordering mountain ranges. The Bitter Spring Wash exits east-northeastwards into the Overton Arm of Lake Mead, at

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. The

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lies adjacent north, on the north side of the

Muddy Mountains The Muddy Mountains are a large mountain range in Clark County, Nevada. The Muddy Mountains surround a north section of Bitter Spring Valley, which also lies at the northwest perimeter of the Black Mountains, lying on a north shore of an east-w ...

. An unimproved route, named Bitter Spring Trail traverses the Muddy Mountains and the valley from paved routes from Echo Bay to Valley of Fire Highway, and

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Description

Bitter Spring Valley is about in width. The arc shaped long Bitter Ridge separates the longer South Section from a North Section surrounded by the Muddy Mountains west, northwest, and north. The North Section drains southeastwards into two washes that meet the South Section. The washes in the South Section combine to flow east-northeast to Echo Bay, Overton Arm. Muddy Peak, at , borders the valley directly west and is adjacent to, but not connected to, Bitter Ridge, about east of Muddy Peak.

Access

North Shore Road, from

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is the major southern route to Echo Bay, and the east region of Bitter Spring Valley; North Shore Road traverses the northeast sections of the Black Mountains, which border Lake Mead. Valley of Fire Highway, from Interstate 15 can access a north route, from Overton Beach, Nevada, at the northeast junction of North Shore Road. An unimproved route from Echo Bay traverses Bitter Spring Wash, Bitter Spring Valley, then the North Section of the valley, and traverses through the northwest of the Muddy Mountains to meet Valley of Fire Highway. MuddyPk88

References

External links

Bitter Ridge, (approx. valley center), (lat-long.com), coordinates
Lake Mead Valleys of Clark County, Nevada Valleys of Nevada {{ClarkCountyNV-geo-stub