Death Valley National Park
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rambles
N 36° 22.536 W 116° 41.099
11S E 528256 N 4025655
A desert park with the lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin at -282 feet, sand dunes, salt flats and great desert hiking and camping. It is also the hottest place in North America.
Waymark Code: WM31B1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2008
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Death Valley has all the stats, hottest, driest, lowest but what is wonderful is the landscape that has been sculpted by the extreme weather and enclosed in mountains. During the summer it's a place to drive through, stopping briefly for pictures, but in the winter it's a great outdoor playground. There is even an old volcanic crater, Ubehebe Crater.
It is a microcosm of western US history from pioneers, gold rush travelers and prospectors, mining, railroads, and always stories, some of them true, of what these people all went through to survive Death Valley. The park rangers give wonderful talks and walks about the history and nature in the park.
State/States the Park is located...: California
Park Designation: Park (inc. National)
Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]
SECONDARY website.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_National_Park
Are pictures included?: yes
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