Eastern Mojave Vegetation Stovepipe Wells, Inyo County, California.
 
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Small settlement on Highway 190 in central Death Valley. Stovepipe Wells gets its name from the improbable site that early settlers selected to dig a water well. Once water was found, a stovepipe was used to mark the spot for others to identify this important stopping place.

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Date and time this article was prepared:7:39:42 PM, 12/9/2024.