APM: 42
Location: SR 127 and SR 190, Death Valley Jct, Inyo Cty
At SR 190 we’ll enter unincorporated Death Valley Junction.
APM: 41
Location: SR 127 and State Line Rd, Death Valley Jct, Inyo Cty
Immediately after SR 190, turn left for the locally-maintained State Line Road to follow the most direct path from Death Valley to Pahrump and Las Vegas, Nev. With all the state highways in the area it’s kind of amusing that the most direct route from the major National Park to the big city uses a local road.
APM: 40
Location: SR 127 and State Line Rd, Inyo Cty
Reassurance shield as we head out of Death Valley Junction.
APM: 23
Location: SR 127 and County Rd, Inyo Cty
A few miles later, we’re randomly greeted with a mileage sign. Nine miles to 178 west, ten miles to 178 east, and 66 miles to Interstate 15.
APM: 16
Location: SR 127 and SR 178, Inyo Cty
A few miles later, we’ll approach the 178 west turnoff.
APM: 16
Location: SR 127 and SR 178, Inyo Cty
Follow 178 west to Badwater Basin (via a local road), the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. 178 east joins 127 south for a mile into Shoshone.
S to SR 178, N to NV-373/NV State Line
E to SR 127, W to Jubilee Pass Rd