2006-10-08

(Page created - 2006-11-02)

Nipton, California is an historic Mojave Desert town having its roots in the nineteenth century mining and ranching industries of the western United States.  The coming of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad established Nippeno Camp as a town-site in 1905.  The consolidation of the SP, LA & SL RR with the Union Pacific Railroad, circa 1910, prompted renaming the town-site and rail station as NIPTON, a continuing California place name.

In the 1980’s the California East Mojave Desert became nationally recognized as a sensitive and threatened environment with the designation of the East Mojave National Scenic Area.  The passage of the California Desert Protection Act in 1994 brought into existence Mojave National Preserve, recreated from the former EMNSA.  Nipton, located in Ivanpah Valley on its northern boundary, has thus become an enduring gateway community to Mojave National Preserve, providing visitor information and a range of hospitality services.

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