Furnace Creek, California
| Furnace Creek | |
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| census-designated place | |
Entrance to Furnace Creek Ranch
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 Furnace Creek
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| Coordinates: 36°27′29″N 116°52′15″W / 36.45806°N 116.87083°WCoordinates: 36°27′29″N 116°52′15″W / 36.45806°N 116.87083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Inyo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.463 sq mi (81.487 km2) |
| • Land | 31.203 sq mi (80.815 km2) |
| • Water | 0.260 sq mi (0.672 km2) 0.82% |
| Elevation | -190 ft (-58 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 24 |
| • Density | 0.76/sq mi (0.29/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 92328 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-28021 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1853390 |
Furnace Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California. The population was 24 at the 2010 census, down from 31 at the 2000 census. The elevation of the village is 190 feet (58 m) below sea level.
The visitor center, museum, and headquarters of the Death Valley National Park are located at Furnace Creek. The village is surrounded by a number of Park Service public campgrounds.
Two of the Park's major tourist facilities, the Furnace Creek Inn and Furnace Creek Ranch, are located here. The Furnace Creek Golf Course (originally Death Valley Golf Course) attached to the Ranch claims to be the lowest in the world, at 214 feet (65 m) below sea level. Most of the lodging is closed in the summer, when temperatures can surpass 125 °F (52 °C), but the golf course remains open; the resort went so far as to establish a summer tournament in 2011 called the Heatstroke Open, which drew a field of 48. There are also a restaurant, cafe, store, and gas station in Furnace Creek village. The Furnace Creek Airport is located about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west of the park headquarters.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 31.5 square miles (82 km2), over 99% of it being land.
Springs in the Amargosa Range created a natural oasis at Furnace Creek, which has subsequently dwindled due to diversion of this water to support the village.
From 1911 through 2006, Furnace Creek had an average high temperature of 91.4 °F (33.0 °C) and an average low temperature of 62.9 °F (17.2 °C). During that time period, the hottest month was July with an average daily high temperature of 116.5 °F (46.9 °C) and the driest month was June with an average monthly precipitation of 0.05 in (1.3 mm).
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