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Devils Hole is a geologic formation located in a detached unit of Death Valley National Park and surrounded by the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, in Nye County, Nevada, in the Southwestern United States. Devils Hole is habitat for the only naturally occurring population of the endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis).
The Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) is a critically endangered species of the family Cyprinodontidae (pupfishes) found only in Devils Hole, a water-filled cavern in the US state of Nevada. It was first described as a species in 1930 and is most closely related to C. nevadensis and the Death Valley pupfish ( C. salinus ).
Devil's Hole State Park is a 42-acre (17 ha) [2] day-use park that allows fishing, hiking, picnic tables, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. [1] A popular trail descends into the Niagara River Gorge to allow close access to the rapids below, however off-trail hiking is prohibited due to dangerous conditions.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km 2), all land.. Geologic places of interest include the Cathedral Caves, which are about 10 miles (16 km) west of town off Arizona Road, and Dante's Descent, a 275-foot (84 m) -deep sinkhole also known as "Devil's Hole", which is around 5 miles northwest of Ash Fork, off Crookton Road.
Inside Ash Meadows is Devils Hole, a detached unit of Death Valley National Park. Ash Meadows is within the Amargosa Desert, of the Mojave Desert ecoregion. The Amargosa River is a visible part of the valley hydrology, and has seasonal surface flow passing southwards adjacent to the preserve, to later enter Death Valley.
It was dedicated as a preserve in 1969, but was designated a National Natural Landmark before that in 1968. The preserve consists of 470 acres. The trail that runs through the preserve is about 3 ...
The Devil's Golf Course is a large salt pan on the floor of Death Valley. It was named after a line in the 1934 National Park Service guide book to Death Valley National Monument, which stated that "Only the devil could play golf" on its surface, due to a rough texture from the large halite salt crystal formations. [5]
Dean's Blue Hole, an underwater cavern, in the Bahamas may be popular with tourists and freedivers, but, according to a 60 Minutes report, many locals believe it was "dug by the devil.". Such ...