Ubehebe Crater - Death Valley National Park, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 37° 00.600 W 117° 27.000
11S E 459965 N 4096076
Death Valley has many dangers (extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme droughts, etc.) but a new danger is coming that very few people know about. Are people ready for the eruption of Ubehebe crater?
Waymark Code: WMQV42
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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"Ubehebe Crater is a large volcanic crater of the Ubehebe Craters volcanic field in the northern half of Death Valley, in Death Valley National Park, California." It is located just 4 miles from Scott's Castle. It is about an hour and a half drive from Furnace Creek and about 2 hours from Badwater, the lowest place in North America. "Ubehebe Crater is located at the north tip of the Cottonwood Mountains. The crater is half a mile (one kilometer) wide and 500 to 777 feet (150 to 237 m) deep. The age of the crater is estimated from 2,000 to 7,000 years old. "Ubehebe" (pronounced YOU-bee-HEE-bee) is a Timbisha Native American word meaning "Big basket in the rock." In 2012, new evidence suggested that the crater may be as young as 800 years old, although this estimation was a lower bound, and it's still possible the crater is much older than that." From wikipedia.
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