YAY another random question! :-D Nevada related!

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Mkay so...there's a place I've heard of called Death Valley or Valley of Death, to some. I've heard it was a desert-like area with almost NO water and not a single town near it! Is that true? I've never been to Nevada so... I don't know what to really ask about it other than: What is the closest town to The Valley of Death. Someone told me it was a town called Beatty but... I'm not sure. Anyone know?