Death Valley National Park is 3.4 million acres, making it the largest national park in the contiguo ...
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1. Dante's View | |
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1. Dante's View | |
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The most breathtaking viewpoint in the park, this mountain-top overlook is 5,475 feet above the ... | |
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2. Twenty Mule Team Canyon | |
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2. Twenty Mule Team Canyon | |
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Winding through otherworldly badlands, this 2.7 mile, one-way loop drive is unpaved, but access ... | |
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3. Zabriskie Point | |
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3. Zabriskie Point | |
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Surrounded by a maze of wildly eroded and vibrantly colored badlands, this spectacular view is ... | |
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4. Furnace Creek | |
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4. Furnace Creek | |
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Furnace Creek is the Park Headquarters for Death Valley National Park and is where a majority o ... | |
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5. Furnace Creek Inn | |
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5. Furnace Creek Inn | |
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The Furnace Creek Inn was built by the Pacific Coast Borax Company of Twenty Mule Team fame as ... | |
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6. Golden Canyon | |
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6. Golden Canyon | |
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Hikers entering the narrows of this canyon are greeted by spectacular golden badlands within. A ... | |
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7. Artist's Drive | |
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7. Artist's Drive | |
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This scenic loop drive goes through multi-hued volcanic and sedimentary hills. Artist’s Palet ... | |
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8. Devil's Golf Course | |
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8. Devil's Golf Course | |
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This is an immense area of rock salt eroded by wind and rain into jagged spires. So incredibly ... | |
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9. Natural Bridge | |
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9. Natural Bridge | |
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This is a massive rock span across an interesting desert canyon. The spur road is gravel. From ... | |
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10. Badwater | |
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10. Badwater | |
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This is the lowest point in North America, 282 feet below sea level. Badwater Basin is a surrea ... | |
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11. Harmony Borax Works | |
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11. Harmony Borax Works | |
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Although this borax refinery operated only from 1883 to 1888, it is important as the birthplace ... | |
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12. Titus Canyon | |
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12. Titus Canyon | |
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Titus Canyon is one of the largest and most scenically diverse canyons in the park. Within its ... | |
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13. Scotty's Castle | |
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13. Scotty's Castle | |
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Prospector “Death Valley Scotty” claimed this elaborate Spanish-style mansion was built by ... | |
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14. Eureka Dunes | |
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14. Eureka Dunes | |
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The Eureka Dunes lie in the remote Eureka Valley, an enclosed basin at 3000 foot elevation loca ... | |
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15. The Racetrack | |
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15. The Racetrack | |
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Rocks mysteriously slide across the dry lakebed of the Racetrack, leaving behind long tracks fo ... | |
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16. Ubehebe Crater | |
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16. Ubehebe Crater | |
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More than 300 years ago the desert silence was shattered by a massive volcanic release of under ... | |
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17. Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes | |
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17. Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes | |
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These dunes are the best known and easiest to visit in the national park. Located in central De ... | |
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18. Salt Creek | |
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18. Salt Creek | |
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This stream of salty water is the only home to a rare pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus. Springtime i ... | |
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19. Mosaic Canyon | |
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19. Mosaic Canyon | |
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Polished marble walls and odd mosaic patterns of breccias make this small canyon a favorite. Th ... | |
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20. Wildrose Charcoal Kilns | |
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20. Wildrose Charcoal Kilns | |
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These ten beehive-shaped structures are among the best preserved in the west. Built in 1876 to ... | |
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21. Aguereberry Point | |
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21. Aguereberry Point | |
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This overlook is 1,000 feet higher than Dante’s View and gives a perspective over Death Valle ... | |
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22. Lee Flat Joshua Trees | |
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22. Lee Flat Joshua Trees | |
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The finest stands of tree-sized yuccas in the park grow in this mountain-rimmed valley. Take th ... | |
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23. Father Crowly Vista (Rainbow Canyon) | |
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23. Father Crowly Vista (Rainbow Canyon) | |
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A landscape of dark lava flows and volcanic cinders abruptly gives way to the gash of Rainbow C ... | |
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24. Rhyolite | |
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24. Rhyolite | |
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Rhyolite, the "Queen City", was the largest town in the Death Valley area with a population of ... | |
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25. Devil's Hole | |
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25. Devil's Hole | |
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Devils Hole is a detached unit of Death Valley National Park and is habitat for the only natura ... | |
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26. Darwin Falls | |
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26. Darwin Falls | |
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A miracle in the desert, this spring-fed waterfall flows year-round in a narrow gorge. Its lush ... | |
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