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0.0
(186.3) |
0.0
(115.8) |
Death Valley Junction
Altitude: 2044 feet
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Junction of highway 127 & highway 100, on the north end of Death Valley Junction at village of Amaragosa, California. Amaragosa Opera House, Hotel, gas station, Coach house restraunt. Private Amargosa Airport. Also junction of Ash Meadows Road aka State Line Road which goes through desert to Pahrump, Nevada.
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10.8
(175.5) |
6.7
(109.1) |
Desert road
Altitude: 2602 feet
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Gravel road goes across riverbed to gravel pit. Flash floods can quickly fill dry riverbeds in the desert.
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17.4
(168.9) |
10.8
(105.0) |
Mobile Home Park
Altitude: 3048 feet
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60 Unit mobile home park.
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26.3
(160.0) |
16.3
(99.4) |
Death Valley National Park
Altitude: 2362 feet
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Entrance with sign to Death Valley National Park. Flash flood control dike to the north. View over desert to the south.
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29.2
(157.1) |
18.1
(97.6) |
Road to Scenic Viewpoint
Altitude: 2005 feet
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South side is Furnace Creek Road/Dante's View Road. 10 Miles Southwest is one of the most spectacular viewpoints in Death Valley National Park. Overlooks Badwater Basin to the West.
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37.7
(148.6) |
23.4
(92.3) |
Trail
Altitude: 1017 feet
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Trail north about 4 miles to "Hole in the Wall". This natutal attraction is an break in the wall like ridge to the north.
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38.9
(147.4) |
24.2
(91.6) |
Road
Altitude: 869 feet
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20 Mule Team Road. A scene from Star Wars called Jabba's Palace Road was shot in this canyon. The canyon was used by the Pacific Coast Borax Company to haul borax from mines up the canyon road.
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40.8
(145.5) |
25.4
(90.4) |
Zabriskie Point
Altitude: 653 feet
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Zabriskie Point is a key viewpoint in Death Valley National Park due to its amazing badlands. Named after Christian Zabriskie of the Pacific Coast Borax Company. Location of U2's album The Joshua Tree cover picture and the movie Robinson Crusoe on Mars.
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46.3
(140.0) |
28.8
(87.0) |
Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort
Altitude: 30 feet
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Hotel, conference center, 18-hole golf course (the world's lowest course at 214 feet below sea level), restaurants, saloon, shopping, museum, swimming pools, horseback riding, carriage rides, playground, gas station.
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46.5
(139.8) |
28.9
(86.9) |
Badwater Road
Altitude: 7 feet
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Highway 178 southeast about 70 miles to Shoshone, California which is about 30 miles south of Death Valley Junction. This road (15 miles south) goes past Badwater Basin which is the lowest and hottest spot in the USA and second hottest spot in the world.
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47.7
(138.6) |
29.6
(86.1) |
Texas Springs Road
Altitude: -131 feet
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North East about a mile to Texas Springs Campground
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48.1
(138.2) |
29.9
(85.9) |
Furance Creek Ranch
Altitude: -164 feet
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Furnace Creek Golf Course, museum, shopping.
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48.6
(137.7) |
30.2
(85.6) |
Park Headquarters
Altitude: -187 feet
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Death Valley National Park headquarters. Furance Creek Campground. Furnace Creek Airport is a 1/2 mile West on Airport Road or the road north of the park headquarters.
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50.7
(135.6) |
31.5
(84.3) |
Mill Road
Altitude: -213 feet
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Trailhead for Harmony Borax Works. Old abandoned mine a 1/4 mile to the west and south on trail a couple hundred meters.
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51.8
(134.5) |
32.2
(83.6) |
Mill Road
Altitude: -144 feet
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Access to old borax mine.
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53.4
(132.9) |
33.2
(82.6) |
Death Valley, California
Altitude: -200 feet
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East is Village of Death Valley, California. West if Cotton Bail Marsh. A mostly dry salt lake bed.
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60.8
(125.5) |
37.8
(78.0) |
Cotton Bail Marsh
Altitude: -226 feet
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Dry salt lake bed south of highway.
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65.7
(120.6) |
40.8
(74.9) |
Daylight Pass Cut Off
Altitude: -187 feet
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North roughly 8 miles to Daylight Pass Road (California Highway 374) and then about 20 miles Northeast to the town of Beatty, Nevada
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69.6
(116.7) |
43.2
(72.5) |
Road and Natural Attraction
Altitude: -174 feet
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"The Devil's Cornfield" named for the strange vegetation. One mile South is Salt Creek which runs through a narrow green valley.
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76.1
(110.2) |
47.3
(68.5) |
North Road
Altitude: 115 feet
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North Road. 1/4 mile is the connection to Daylight pass road. This road becomes highway 267 at the Nevada Border and ends at Scotty's Junction, Nevada. Roughly an hour Northwest is Scotty's Castle, a popular ranch owned by Death Valley National Park. Access also to Titus Canyon, Fall Canyon, Ubehebe crater.
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83.9
(102.4) |
52.1
(63.6) |
Road
Altitude: -7 feet
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Grotto Canyon Road to Grotto Canyon.
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84.8
(101.5) |
52.7
(63.1) |
Scenic Area
Altitude: -7 feet
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Large sand dunes to the north of highway.
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87.6
(98.7) |
54.4
(61.3) |
Ranger Station
Altitude: -13 feet
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Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station.
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87.8
(98.5) |
54.6
(61.2) |
Stovepipe Wells, California
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Village. Motel with swimming pool, a gas station, store, restaurant/bar. Access to scenic Mosaic Canyon, south two miles.
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87.9
(98.4) |
54.6
(61.1) |
Stovepipe Wells Airstrip
Altitude: 16 feet
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Access to private Stovepipe Wells Airstrip.
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88.1
(98.2) |
54.7
(61.0) |
Road
Altitude: 36 feet
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Mosaic Canyon Road. Scenic area.
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102.6
(83.7) |
63.8
(52.0) |
Junction
Altitude: 2198 feet
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Wild Rose Road. California Highway # 178 south a few hours to China Lake Naval Weapons Center and Inyokern, California
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114.6
(71.7) |
71.2
(44.6) |
Death Valley Park Entrance
Altitude: 4954 feet
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South west limits of Death Valley National Park, California.
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130.9
(55.4) |
81.3
(34.4) |
Panamint Valley
Altitude: 1542 feet
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Scenic desert driving on highway 190 (also called Nadeau Trail at this point). This valley is a dry lake bed which at some times of the year temporarily holds water.
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132.8
(53.5) |
82.5
(33.2) |
Panamint Valley Road
Altitude: 1575 feet
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Heads south and connects with Trona Wildrose Road which heads into Death Valley National Park.
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136.9
(49.4) |
85.1
(30.7) |
Panamint Springs, California
Altitude: 1936 feet
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Village.
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138.6
(47.7) |
86.1
(29.6) |
Access to Darwin Falls Trailhead
Altitude: 2119 feet
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Darwin Falls is a waterfall about 3 miles Southwest off Ophir Road.
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149.7
(36.6) |
93.0
(22.7) |
Scenic View
Altitude: 4288 feet
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1/4 mile Northeast is Padre Crowley Overlook of Rainbow Canyon and Panamint Valley.
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159.0
(27.3) |
98.8
(17.0) |
Road
Altitude: 4865 feet
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Saline Valley Road.
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165.7
(20.6) |
103.0
(12.8) |
Junction
Altitude: 5259 feet
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Olancha Darwin Road Southeast roughly 10 miles to village of Darwin, California. Darwin Falls Wilderness Area to the East.
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186.3
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115.8
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Junction
Altitude: 3802 feet
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Terminus of Guide. Junction of California highway #136 and #190. To the east is Owen's Lake, a dry lake bed.
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