Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park

Name: Badwater Basin
Address: Death Valley National Park, United States

#9 among attractions in Death Valley National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park

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Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America and the United States, with a depth of 282 ft below sea level. Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, is only 84.6 miles to the northwest. ()

Alternative names: Length: 7.46 miWidth: 4.97 miElevation: -276 ft b.s.l.Coordinates: 36°15'1"N, 116°49'34"W

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Badwater Basin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Death Valley, Dante's View, Natural Bridge, Eagle Borax Works.

0.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Death Valley, Death Valley National Park
15 min walk • Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is one of the hottest places on Earth, along with deserts in the Middle East and the Sahara.
5.9 miE
View point, Park
Dante's View, Death Valley National Park
151 min walk • Dante's View is a viewpoint terrace at 1,669 m height, on the north side of Coffin Peak, along the crest of the Black Mountains, overlooking Death Valley. Dante's View is about 25 km south of Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park.
4.1 miNE
36°17'3"N • 116°45'58"W
Natural Bridge, Death Valley National Park
105 min walk • Bridge
4.1 miSW
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Eagle Borax Works
105 min walk • The Eagle Borax Works in Death Valley, California was established near Bennetts Well in 1882 by Isidore Daunet, J.M. McDonald, M. Harmon and C.C. Blanch to mine the borate deposits that Daunet discovered there in 1880. The partnership established the first borax works in the valley.

Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park

Facts and practical information

Badwater Basin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Death Valley, Death Valley National Park

Dante's View, Death Valley National Park

Natural Bridge, Death Valley National Park

Eagle Borax Works