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At first glance it appears to be a barren wasteland to be hurried through as quickly as possible. Death valley national park is an american national park that straddles the californianevada border east of the sierra nevadathe park boundaries include death valley the northern section of panamint valley the southern section of eureka valley and most of saline valleythe park occupies an interface zone between the arid great basin and mojave deserts protecting the northwest corner of. Death valley is known for its desert and riverfront. In this below sea level basin steady drought and record summer heat make death valley a land of extremes.
Save big on a wide range of death valley hotels. Death valleys badwater basin is the point of the lowest elevation in north america at 282 feet 86 m below sea level. Death valley is about 140 miles 225 km long trends roughly north south and is from 5 to 15 miles 8 to 24 km wide. Death valley structural depression primarily in inyo county southeastern california us.
Get directions maps and traffic for death valley ca. Death valley is the largest national park in the contiguous united states. It is the lowest hottest and driest portion of the north american continent. This point is 846 miles 1362 km east southeast of mount whitney the highest point in the contiguous united states with an elevation of 14505 feet 4421 m.
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