Explore the colossal forces and ancient history that sculpted Death Valley's unique and extreme landscapes.
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Death Valley's Extremes Defy Expectation
Death Valley holds three records at once — it's the lowest, driest, and hottest place in North America.
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Standing Below Sea Level at Badwater
A small sign mounted on the cliff face above Badwater Basin marks sea level — 282 feet overhead.
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Sailing Stones and Their Secret Movement
Rocks weighing up to seven hundred pounds slide across a bone-dry lakebed with no one pushing them.
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When Death Valley Was a Lake
Roughly twenty thousand years ago, a lake over six hundred feet deep stretched across this valley floor.
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When Magma Met Water Underground
Ubehebe Crater looks like something blasted from the earth by a bomb, and in a sense, it was.
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A Landscape Pulling Itself Apart
The ground beneath Death Valley is stretching like taffy.
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