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Death Valley

Death Valley Notes

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Death Valley The hottest, driest, and lowest national park in North America, located in California.
Badwater Basin The salt flat that marks the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.
Furnace Creek The site of the world's highest recorded air temperature at 134 degrees Fahrenheit.
Telescope Peak The highest point in Death Valley National Park, located in the Panamint Range.
Racetrack Playa A dry lakebed in the park famous for its "sailing stones" that move mysteriously across the floor.
Borax The "white gold" mineral extracted from Death Valley and transported by twenty mule teams.
Twenty Mule Teams The iconic transport system used to haul borax out of Death Valley in the late 19th century.
Timbisha The Shoshone tribe whose ancestral home is Death Valley; they are federally recognized.
Glacial Lake Manly The prehistoric body of water that once filled Death Valley during the Ice Age.
Scotty's Castle A Spanish-style mansion in Grapevine Canyon named after a gold-prospecting con man.
Mojave Desert The desert region that contains Death Valley, sitting between the Sierra Nevada and the Colorado River.
Sailing Stones Rocks that move across the desert floor of Racetrack Playa, leaving long tracks behind them.
134 Degrees The record-high air temperature (Fahrenheit) recorded at Furnace Creek in July 1913.
Inyo County The California county where the vast majority of Death Valley National Park is located.
Sierra Nevada The mountain range to the west that creates the rain shadow effect over Death Valley.
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