Goodsprings Valley is a
basin in
Clark County of southern
Nevada. It lies at an elevation of
between the
Spring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a mountain range of Southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest–southeast along the west side of Las Vegas and south to the border with California. Most land in the mountains is owned by the Uni ...
to the northwest and southwest and the
Bird Spring Range
The Bird Spring Range is a mountain range in Clark County, Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the ...
to the northeast. Goodsprings Valley drains southeast into the
Ivanpah Valley
The Ivanpah Valley is in southeastern California and southern Nevada in the United States. The valley is between the New York Mountains and the Ivanpah Mountains in San Bernardino County on the California side, and in Clark County on the Nevada ...
. The valley is the location of the town of
Goodsprings, Nevada
Goodsprings is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 229 at the 2010 census.
History
Named for Joseph Good, whose cattle frequented a spring nestled in the southeastern foothills of the Spring Mou ...
in the midst of the basin.
[''Goodsprings, NV,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989]
References
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Valleys of Nevada
Valleys of Clark County, Nevada