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America’s National Parks

Puzzle 55 · The Desert Southwest · Page 79 in print

Death Valley

The world’s highest recorded air temperature, 134 degrees Fahrenheit, was measured at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913, and Death Valley averages less than two inches of rain a year.

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A man and woman walk across salt flats toward large mountains.

Badwater Basin lies below sea level.

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A ridgeline in the sand dunes with mountains in the background

Wind shapes the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.

NPS/S.Stulberg · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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  1. Artists Drive

    Artists Drive, the scenic loop road through colorful hills.

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  2. Badwater

    Badwater Basin, the below-sea-level salt-flat basin in Death Valley.

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  3. Borax

    Borax, the mineral historically processed at Harmony Borax Works.

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  4. Dante's View

    Dantes View, the viewpoint high above Badwater Basin.

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  5. Furnace Creek

    Furnace Creek, the visitor-service area in Death Valley.

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  6. Mesquite Flat

    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the named dune field near Stovepipe Wells.

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  7. Mule Teams

    The twenty-mule teams, the transport teams associated with Death Valley's borax industry.

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  8. Pupfish

    The pupfish, the small desert fish inhabiting Death Valley's waters.

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  9. Racetrack

    The Racetrack, the dry lakebed known for moving rocks.

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  10. Sailing Stones

    Sailing stones, the moving rocks leaving tracks across Racetrack Playa.

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  11. Scotty's Castle

    Scotty's Castle, the historic house and museum complex in northern Death Valley.

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  12. Telescope Peak

    Telescope Peak, the high summit in the Panamint Range.

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  13. Timbisha

    The Timbisha Shoshone people, the Indigenous people whose homeland includes Death Valley.

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  14. Ubehebe

    Ubehebe Crater, the named crater in northern Death Valley.

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  15. Zabriskie

    Zabriskie Point, the named viewpoint in Death Valley.

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Sources

  1. Tour Artists DriveNational Park Service
  2. Frequently Asked Questions - Death Valley National ParkNational Park Service
  3. Places - Death Valley National ParkNational Park Service
  4. Dantes ViewNational Park Service
  5. Publications - Death Valley National ParkNational Park Service
  6. Twenty Mule Teams - Death Valley National ParkNational Park Service
  7. Fish - Death Valley National ParkNational Park Service
  8. The Racetrack - Death Valley National ParkNational Park Service
  9. Hiking - Death Valley National ParkNational Park Service

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