Death Valley National Park

A U.S. national park spanning eastern California and Nevada, protecting desert basins, mountain ranges, and historic sites. Its Badwater Basin lies 282 feet below sea level.

Badwater Basin: A salt flat in Death Valley, California, whose lowest point is 282 feet below sea level. The park’s lowest point is a defining landscape and a stark expression of its basin topography.
Basin and Range Province: A vast region of alternating mountain ranges and down-dropped basins across the western United States and northwestern Mexico. Death Valley is a striking example of this region’s fault-driven topography.
Timbisha Shoshone: A Native American people whose ancestral homeland includes Death Valley and surrounding areas. Timbisha Shoshone communities have longstanding ties to land now within the park.
National Park Service: The U.S. federal agency that manages national parks and other protected sites. The agency administers the park and balances preservation with visitor use.
Mojave National Preserve: A large protected desert landscape in southeastern California, managed by the National Park Service. It shares the Mojave Desert’s aridity but has different landforms and a separate preserve designation.
Furnace Creek: A desert oasis and visitor hub in Death Valley, California. Weather records from Furnace Creek document the park’s extreme heat.
Death Valley: A long desert valley in eastern California between the Amargosa Range and the Panamint Range. The park takes its name from this basin, which concentrates heat and salt.
Death Valley 49ers: A group of emigrants who crossed Death Valley in 1849 while traveling to California’s gold fields. Their journey gave the valley its English name and enduring legend.
Wilderness Act: A 1964 U.S. law establishing a system for protecting designated wilderness areas from development. Wilderness designation protects large portions of the park from roads and permanent structures.
Joshua Tree National Park: A national park in southern California known for Joshua trees and distinctive granite formations. Its higher, more vegetated desert landscapes contrast with Death Valley’s deep basin.

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