Deep Springs (formerly, Deep Spring) is a set of artesian springs in

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that were used for irrigation. It lies within the treaty territory of the Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation of Indians (Timbisha Band of Western Shoshone Indians). It is located in the northeastern section of

Deep Springs Valley Deep Springs Valley is a high desert valley in the Inyo-White Mountains of Inyo County, California. It is east of the Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and south of Fish Lake Valley, Nevada, near the California-Nevada state border ...

, east of

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, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) north of Soldier Pass, and 6.4 km (4 mi) southwest of Chocolate Mountain (formerly Piper Mountain), at an elevation of 5194 feet (1583 m).

Deep Springs College Deep Springs College (known simply as Deep Springs or DS) is a private, selective two-year college in Deep Springs, California. With the number of undergraduates restricted to 26, the college is one of the smallest institutions of higher educat ...

is located in Deep Springs Valley, although not at the site of the springs. The Deep Springs post office operated from 1881 to 1883 and from 1920 to 1953. The springs, after which the town was named, are now called Buckhorn Springs.

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