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Unincorporated community in California, United States
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Amboy is a ghost town along Route 66 in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California. Nearby is Amboy Crater, a popular tourist attraction since the Route 66 days, a 6,000-year-old cinder cone volcano and one of the youngest volcanic fields in the U.S.
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The hike to the crater and back to the highway can take 2–3 hours.
The only working fuel station in the area. This site was a busy automotive garage and eatery in Route 66's heyday. When the Interstate highway bypassed the town, the repair garage and motel closed. Fuel is still available (but expensive, given the remote location) and the next station is many miles across the desert. The cafe had continued operation for several years but difficulties getting potable water to the site forced its closure.
Most travelers will arrive by car on what was once Route 66, also known as National Old Trails Highway, now San Bernardino County Route 66, from direction of Barstow and Ludlow (west) or Needles and Arizona state line…
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