Valyermo, California

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Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox settlement Valyermo (Spanish: "Barren Valley")<ref>KCET - Cities and Landmarks, the Etymology of the California Desert</ref> is an unincorporated community located in the Mojave Desert, in Los Angeles County, California. The community has a population of about 450Template:Citation needed.

Geography

Valyermo is located about Template:Convert southeast of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley portion of Southern California. The ZIP code for Valyermo is 93563 and the area code 661.

Climate

Valyermo's location on the edge of the San Bernardino mountains near the desert gives it a cold semi arid climate instead of a cold desert climate with roughly 10 inches of precipitation a year. Template:Weather box

About Valyermo

"Valyermo" is a contraction of the Spanish words "valle yermo", or "barren valley".

St. Andrew's Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery (Benedictine) located in the foothills of the Antelope Valley in Valyermo.

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View to ranch house across the lake at Saint Andrew's Abbey

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