Deep Springs, California

Deep Springs
—  Unincorporated community  —
Deep Springs Location in California
Coordinates: 37°22′18″N 117°59′06″W / 37.37167°N 117.985°W / 37.37167; -117.985Coordinates: 37°22′18″N 117°59′06″W / 37.37167°N 117.985°W / 37.37167; -117.985
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo County
Elevation[1]	5,194 ft (1,583 m)

Deep Springs (formerly, Deep Spring) is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.^[1] It is located in the northeastern section of Deep Springs Valley, 22 miles (35 km) east of Bishop,^[2] 2.6 km (1.6 mi) north of Soldier Pass and 6.4 km (4 mi) southwest of Chocolate Mountain (formerly Piper Mountain),^[3] at an elevation of 5194 feet (1583 m).^[1] Deep Springs College is located in Deep Springs Valley, although not at the site of the springs.

The Deep Spring post office operated from 1881 to 1883^[2], and from 1920 to 1953.^[2] The springs after which the town was named are now called Buckhorn Springs.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Springs, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1159. ISBN 9781884995149. 
3. ^ http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:253759