Death Valley National Park - CA, USA
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N 36° 28.799 W 116° 52.181
11S E 511673 N 4037195
Home of the lowest land in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM12ARX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2020
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Hottest, Driest, and Lowest National Park.
In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. 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 survives in Death Valley. According to the National Park Service. (
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My wife and I visited at the end of June and the highest temperature reading we saw was 114°F. It was interesting to watch the temperature reading climb as we drove to lower and lower elevations.
We met a woman, of at least 70 years, at Zabriskie Point who chatted about coming to the park for many decades. She said she use to do a lot of camping in the park when she was young, but not in the summer.