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Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life thrives in Death Valley.
Lying mostly in Inyo County, California, near the border of California and Nevada, in the Great Basin, east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Death Valley constitutes much of Death Valley National Park and is the principal feature of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve.
Death Valley, structural depression primarily in Inyo county, southeastern California, U.S. It is the lowest, hottest, and driest portion of the North American continent. 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 National Park is a national park of the United States that straddles the California–Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada. The park boundaries include Death Valley, the northern section of Panamint Valley, the southern section of Eureka Valley and most of Saline Valley.
If visiting Death Valley in the summer, follow these tips to stay safe. The park is over 3 million acres with limited cell service; prepare . Safety. Tips for staying cool, hantavirus, mines and more. Visit Safely with a Pet. Learn Death Valley's pet regulations and how to enjoy the park with a pet.
Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest national park in the United States, located in Death Valley, largely in southwestern California, though a small portion extends into Nevada’s Bullfrog Hills. It is also the largest national park in the 48 conterminous U.S. states.
The largest national park south of Alaska, Death Valley is known for extremes: It is North America's driest and hottest spot (with fewer than two inches/five centimeters of rainfall annually...
At over 3.4 million acres (93% of which is designated wilderness), Death Valley is the largest U.S. National Park outside of Alaska. This vast park protects the lowest place in North America, expansive salt flats, rugged mountains, deep and winding canyons, rolling sand dunes, spring-fed oases, important historic and cultural sites and ...
Death Valley lies in the Great Basin to the east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in the northern part of the Mojave Desert. The Death Valley constitutes a major part of the Death Valley National Park as well as the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve.
Death Valley is the largest US national park outside of Alaska and the fifth largest US National Park, with 3.4 million acres of land. No wonder there are so many things to do in Death Valley! Death Valley became a national park on October 31, 1994. It is also one of four units of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve designated by ...