Night temperatures can get to below freezing and the air is extremely dry with humidity at 10% or less. Outside temperatures during the day range from 60˚F – 80˚F from November through March. Lean shoes up against the wall and shake shoes out before putting on. Do not leave clothing on the floor as this can be the perfect hiding place for scorpions and spiders. Amargosa Opera House & Hotel has been welcoming guests since Jul 19.
Insects, arachnids and reptiles abound during the hot months inside and outside. 608 Death Valley Junction Highway 127, Death Valley Junction, CA 92328. We are also the lowest point in the area so water heads in this direction from the surrounding mountains. Ground water is at approximately 9 feet making the area prone to flooding.
In 1967 Marta Becket discovered the abandoned building. Death Valley Junction is on a high water table. Between the years 1948 to 1967, Corkill Hall was abandoned as Death Valley Junction began to decline. August through September is considered monsoon season and thunderstorms can appear suddenly and rain can be torrential. The air is dry with relative humidity at 20-30%. Outside temperatures during the day are typically 110˚F – 120˚F for four months of the year (June – October). In Room 22, a ballerina dances on a ball while acrobats perform as a special dedication to Red Skelton (a close friend of Marta's) who was a guest in this room on several occasions. Several of the hotel rooms are adorned with cherubs, peacock feathers and statues. A guitar rests upon a chair and the dusty remains of Marta's future vision of the town are painted in the lobby. The guest dining room is painted in trompe l'oeil style depicting a Spanish courtyard. The hotel's dining room included white glove service for guests.Īfter the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, Marta Becket painted murals throughout the hotel. The building was modern for its day and included central cooling and heating and skylights in all the bathrooms and throughout the building. When mining officially moved from the area in 1928, the Amargosa Hotel was remodeled and opened to the public. Built between 19, the rooms were originally used to accommodate visiting investors of the mining company. The Amargosa Hotel was originally part of the Pacific Coast Borax Company's civic town center. In the middle of Death Valley one of the harshest and most extreme environments on earth stands one of the most unusual hotels in America, the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel.
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