The hottest, driest and lowest place in North America; world temperature record of 56.7 degrees in 1913
Area
13,793 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1994
Protected as a national monument since 1933 and raised to a national park in 1994 under the California Desert Protection Act, Death Valley holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth: 56.7 °C at Furnace Creek on 10 July 1913. Badwater Basin, within the park, is also the lowest point in North America, at 86 metres below sea level. Its name comes from a party of gold prospectors who in 1849 were trapped in the valley for weeks trying to cross it on their way to California; according to legend only one of them died, but on getting out he turned back towards the valley and said "goodbye, Death Valley".
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Death Valley: 39 documented species
Mammals8Birds13Reptiles8Fish
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in the United States, where Death Valley lies.
DesertTemperate forestTundra / polarWetland
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
Wildlife you can see now
What is worth looking out for this month in the United States?
Now is a good time: Urban bat colony under Congress Avenue Bridge (March to November (peak in summer))
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