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Pahrump welcome sign. Pahrump (/ p ə ˈ r ʌ m p / pə-RUMP) is an unincorporated town located at the southernmost tip of Nye County, Nevada, United States, [3] about 50 miles (80 km) west of Las Vegas (roughly an hour away by driving distance). Pahrump lies adjacent to the Nevada–California border and the area had a population of 44,738 as ...
The Spring Mountains divide the Pahrump Valley and Amargosa River basins from the Las Vegas Valley watershed, which drains into the Colorado River watershed, by way of Las Vegas Wash into Lake Mead, thus the mountains define part of the boundary of the Great Basin.
There were 168 homes built by 2006. [39] The community's architecture is based on the Italian region of Tuscany. [38] [40] The golf course was praised. [31] [41] [42] As of 2007, the facility hosted 46,000 rounds of golf annually, [43] and it was named by Golf Magazine as the number-one course in Las Vegas. [40] Homes at Tuscany
Coyote Springs development in 2006. Coyote Springs, Nevada, is a master-planned community being developed in Lincoln County and Clark County, Nevada. The community was initially planned by developer and attorney-lobbyist Harvey Whittemore and Pardee Homes. Thomas Seeno and Albert Seeno, Jr. became the sole owners of Coyote Springs following ...
A section of SR 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump was closed on the weekend of November 4–5, 2017, for the attempt of a world record for the fastest production car. The Koenigsegg Agera RS broke the record at 284.55 miles per hour (457.94 km/h), surpassing the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport . [ 10 ]
After the 1990s, when Pahrump became a bedroom community for Las Vegas, it had high rates of population growth. Periodically, discussions have arisen of moving the county seat to Pahrump, or splitting off the southern portion of the county, but neither of these ideas appears to have sufficient support in the county or state government. [7]
Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club is a race track located in Pahrump, Nevada.Currently owned by John Morris and Brad Rambo, [1] the track hosts various driving schools, track rentals, and is home to a private motorsports country club.
Pahrump Valley is a Mojave Desert valley west of Las Vegas and the Spring Mountains massif in southern Nye County, Nevada, and eastern San Bernardino County, California. Pahrump, Nevada, is in the valley's center and the Tecopa and Chicago Valleys are immediately to the west. The valley has routes to Death Valley and a route to Las Vegas.