Greenwater Valley
Route #15-
Vehicle needed:
high-clearance
Distance:
28 miles
Start:
Dante's View Road, 7.5 miles south of Hwy 190
Camping:
yes, after 2 miles from either end
Description:
From the Dante's View Road to Hwy 178, this road follows the length of this mid-elevation valley. Good for spring wildflowers if winter rains fall. Once bustling during mining booms, little remains of the ghost towns of Furnace and Greenwater accessible via side roads. A rough, dead-end road to Gold Valley (4x4 required) leads off to the west 17 miles from the north end.
Also see:
Greenwater Ghost Town
Greenwater was built around a copper strike made in 1905. Water had to be ...Funeral Mountains - Greenwater Valley
includes the Funeral Mountains, Black Mountains, Greenwater Range, Resting Spring Range, and ...
Greenwater (closest) & Amargosa (furthest) Valleys as seen from Dante's view.