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After three miles on Ivanpah Road, I head east on Nipton Road for the final seven miles across Ivanpah Valley

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03379-nipton-road.jpg The amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the sceneryThe amazing 11.5-mile downhill on Morning Star Mine Road abruptly ends at a T-intersection and stop sign at Ivanpah RoadThumbnailsCrossing the floor of the Ivanpah Valley on Nipton Road, I stop for a very short break to take in the scenery

Nipton is the cluster of buildings at centre-left. The last five miles to Nipton are a slow one-percent grade from about 2625 feet to 3000 feet elevation. It's hotter down here in the valley, in the mid 80s.