Death Valley - PHOTOGRAPHER COMMENT
Death Valley from below sea level lake bed
Death Valley - FURTHER INFORMATION
Death Valley - Death Valley visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Death Valley' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from California.
Death Valley is an amazing area of extremes, with claims to be the hottest, driest and lowest region in America. Death Valley lies between the Amargosa mountain range and the Panamint Range in California. At the northern end of Death Valley are the Sylvania Mountains, while the Owlshead Mountains are found at the south.
Death Valley is known for being below sea level and, consequently very hot. The lowest point is Badwater Basin, where there is a salty pool ful of undrinkable, bad water 86.0m below sea level. As for dry, Death Valley receives an average of 2.33 inches of rain each year.
The hottest place in the valley is Furnace Creek where temperatures rose to 134 °F (56.7 °C) on July 10, 1913. Furnace Creek is also the location of the Death Valley National Park headquarters and the Furnace Creek Inn and Ranch Resort. There are a couple of camp sites at Furnace Creek.
Death Valley has been turned into a National Park and is a popular tourist destination in California. Those visiting must prepare in advance and take plenty of water. It is always advisable to inform others of your travel plans when visiting the valley and should you break down, do not leave your vehicle.
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS AND GETTING THERE
Furnace Creek in Death Valley is about 130 miles east of Las Vegas and 290 miles north of Los Angeles
Recent Local Panoramas
Racetrack Playa and the Grandstand, Death Valley National Park / Death Valley
Death Valley from lakebed / Death Valley
The weather then (early April) was amazingly varied as during our stay, it was warm, cold, it rained, hailed, snowed, was overcast, cloudy and clear! As the mountains are fairly high (10,000+ feet), snow is common during winter and spring.
In the middle of the lake bed, it was very peaceful and quiet.