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Furnace CreekFurnace Creek is the main hub of activity and information for Death Valley National Park.
Point of Interest, Death Valley National Park
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Point of Interest Stops and Trip Ideas
Use this Point of Interest guide to compare the stops that belong together in Death Valley National Park, then decide which ones deserve map time or a saved trip stop.
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Stovepipe WellsStovepipe Wells is best known today for Stovepipe Wells Village, a lodging/dining/entertainment complex.
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Scotty's CastleHidden in the green oasis of Grapevine Canyon in far northern Death Valley.
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Badwater BasinThe Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America, sitting 279 feet below sea level.
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Hell's GateNoted for its sweeping views of Death Valley from about 2,000 feet elevation. .
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Telescope PeakThe 11,000-foot Telescope Peak was first climbed when the U.S. Civil War was still in progress.
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Scotty's Castle RoadYou'll probably be unsurprised to learn that Scotty's Castle Road leads to Scotty's Castle.
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White Cap MountainAlso known as White Top Mountain, this remote peak offers a great view of Death Valley.
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Cottonwood CanyonCottonwood Canyon is the recommended first leg of the Cottonwood/Marble Canyon Loop Trail.
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Deadhorse CanyonDead Horse Canyon is the middle link in the popular Cottonwood-Marble Canyon backpacking route
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Hungry Bill's Ranch"Hungry Bill" sounds like a cowboy name, but in fact Hungry Bill was a Shoshone Indian.
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Pyramid PeakThe 6,703-foot Pyramid Peak is the high point of the Funeral Mountains.
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Funeral Mountains Wilderness AreaThis rarely visited 25,000-acre wilderness is accessible from Highway 190 or Highway 127.
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Panamint CityThis Panamint Range ghost town sprung up after silver and copper was found nearby in 1872.
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Indian Pass CanyonIndian Pass Canyon in the Funeral Mountains is a backpacker's destination.
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Owlshead MountainsThis Mojave Desert mountain range lies at the southern end of Death Valley National Park.
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Confidence MillIt's never great when you name your gold-mining operation "Confidence" and pundits start appending "Lost" to the front.
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Panamint DunesThe Panamint Dunes are unusual in that they sit on a slope rather than on a valley floor.
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Lake HillLake Hill is a 2,687-foot peak on the eastern side of Panamint Dry Lake Bed in the Panamint Valley.
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Panamint ValleyThe Panamint Valley is a secluded place occasionally riven by the roar of low-flying jets.
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Arcane MeadowsThe Arcane Meadows can be found at the 9,800-foot level of the hike to the summit to Telescope Peak.
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Rogers PeakAt nearly 10,000 feet high, Rogers Peak is among the highest points in the Panamint Mountains.
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Thimble PeakLocated near Titus Canyon Road, Thimble Peak is a moderately easy half-day hiking destination.
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Ubehebe CraterUbehebe Crater is a 600-foot-deep, half-mile-wide pit blasted from the earth by a volcanic steam explosion.
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Last Chance MountainThe 8,674-foot Last Chance Mountain is in the northern end of Death Valley National Park.
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Crankshaft JunctionCrankshaft Junction is a crossroads where Big Pine Road meets Tule Canyon Road.
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Saline Valley DunesThe Saline Valley is remote, and the Saline Valley Dunes are even more so.
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Lost Burro MineOne of the better preserved abandoned mining communities in Death Valley.
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Ubehebe PeakUbehebe Peak actually has two summits, and both overlook the famous Racetrack.
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The RacetrackThe most famous of Death Valley's "playas" -- dry lake beds -- the Racetrack is known for its "moving rocks."
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Racetrack ValleyThe Racetrack Valley, on the west side of Death Valley National Park, encloses a 2.8 mile long by 1.3 mile wide dry lake.
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Keane Wonder MineThe Keane Wonder Mine was one of the most successful gold mines in Death Valley
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Salt CreekThe brackish, spring-fed waters of Salt Creek harbor the Death Valley pupfish.
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Lee Camp Ghost TownLee Camp can be reached via the Echo Canyon road, which also accesses the Inyo Mine and the Schwab and Echo ghost towns.
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Inyo MineThe Inyo Mine was one of the more successful of the Death Valley gold-rush mines.
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Artists PaletteFollow the nine-mile Artists Palette Drive loop road (one-way) to view this colorful rock formation.
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Artist's DriveArtist's Drive is a one-way, 9-mile scenic loop drive off Badwater Road in the Furnace Creek area.
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Eye of the NeedleEye of the Needle is a small natural arch made of jumbled rock in Echo Canyon.
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Panamint Valley RoadThe Panamint Valley Road runs south from Highway 190 just east of Panamint Springs.
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Highway 190California Highway 190 is the single most important access road for Death Valley National Park.
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Charcoal KilnsBuilt in 1877, this series of 10 beehive-shaped masonry kilns were used to turn wood into charcoal fuel to feed a pair of smelters at nearby lead and silver mines.
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Panamint RangeThe 100-mile long Panamint Range forms the mountainous western side of Death Valley.
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Amargosa RangeThis 110-mile-long mountain range forms the east side of Death Valley.
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Devil's Golf CourseOnly Satan himself would love to try to tee off on the rough and jagged salt pan on the floor of Death Valley.
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Eagle Borax WorksThe first borax processing operation in Death Valley, the Eagle Borax Works was established in 1882.
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West Side RoadThis gravel road runs parallel to Badwater Road and connects to the paved road at either end.
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Ashford MillThe Ashford Mill operations never proved profitable and shut down in 1915.
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Warm Springs CampWarm Springs Camp was a tidy and organized mining camp built by a woman, Louise Grantham.
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Barker RanchInfamous as the final hideout of the Manson Family, Barker Ranch was built in the 1930s as a quiet ranching retreat
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Saratoga SpringsThe Saratoga Springs pupfish is the most famous (and endangered) resident of this spring-fed marshland.
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Ibex Spring Ghost TownThe Ibex Spring ghost town centered on an old silver and copper mining operation dating to 1881.
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Jubilee MountainThis 2,427-foot peak is in the southern end of Death Valley National Park.
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Jubilee PassThis 1,290-foot notch in the Greenwater Range is traversed by Highway 178.
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Striped ButteStriped Butte is located in the remote Butte Valley in the southwest corner of the park.
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Badwater BasinBadwater Basin is the lowest point in Death Valley and, as such, the lowest point in North America at 279 feet below sea level.
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Rhyolite Ghost TownRhyolite is one of the best-preserved and most interesting ghost towns in the American West.
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Ballarat Ghost TownOne of the first mining towns of the Death Valley gold rush, Ballarat was established in 1897.
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Chloride CityChloride City had a brief history: it was founded in 1906 by miners working old claims, and abandoned just a year later.
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Harrisburg Ghost TownThe Harrisburg ghost town in Death Valley is named after prospector Shorty Harris.
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Greenwater Ghost TownOperating in the first decade of the 20th century, a copper mine attracted 2,000 people to Greenwater but never turned a profit.
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Skidoo Ghost TownIf ever there was a Death Valley ghost town that might have a real ghost, it's Skidoo.
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Scotty's JunctionScotty's Junction, located in Nye County, Nevada, is where US 95 meets Highway 267
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Amargosa ValleyAmargosa Valley (also known as Lathrop Wells) is a small town in Nye County, Nevada where you can find gas, food, lodging, and a brothel.
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Death Valley JunctionDeath Valley Junction, Calif., sits at the intersection of Highway 190 and Highway 127, to the east of Death Valley National Park.
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Shoshone, Calif.The small village of Shoshone serves as the southeastern gateway of Death Valley National Park,
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Death Valley ButtesThis trio of buttes in Death Valley near Hell's Gate are a prominent landmark for drivers entering the park on Highway 374.
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Darwin FallsA waterfall in the desert, Darwin Falls tumbles 80 feet over a series of ledges and pools in the Panamint Valley.
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Mesquite Flat DunesThe most popular and accessible sand dunes in Death Valley National Park.
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Harmony Borax WorksThe Harmony Borax Works, established in 1883, was one of the first industries established in Death Valley.
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Scotty's GraveThe final resting place of legendary Death Valley conman and character Walter E. Scott, a.k.a. "Death Valley Scotty."
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Ash Meadows National Wildlife RefugeThe Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge protects a desert oasis that is home to the Devil's Hole pupfish.
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Black MountainsThe Black Mountains are located in the southeastern corner of Death Valley.
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Saddle Peak Hills WildernessThe 1,530-acre Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness Area is adjacent to Death Valley National Park.
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Ibex DunesTo visit the dunes, you'll need to hike about a mile east of Saratoga Springs Road over some low hills.
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Teakettle JunctionTradition allows for visitors to leave teakettles inscribed with messages on the Teakettle Junction sign.
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Death Valley WildernessMore than 3 million acres of Death Valley National Park is federally protected wilderness.
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Timbisha Shoshone TribeThe Timbisha Shoshone Tribe are the native people of Death Valley.
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Trona, Calif.Trona, Calif., named for a mineral abundant in the nearby (and dry) Searles Lake, is a dusty desert town.
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Lone Pine, Calif.Lone Pine, Calif., is in the Owen Valley and sits at the foot of the highest mountain in the lower 48 states, Mt. Whitney.
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Klare SpringThis dependably flowing spring in Titus Canyon is famous for its Native American petroglyphs.
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Lee FlatJoshua Trees and tree-sized yuccas mark the northernmost reaches of the Mojave Desert in the Lee Flat valley.
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Corkscrew PeakRising 5,804 feet, Corkscrew Peak is a prominent landmark in the Grapevine Mountains.
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Golf CoursePossibly the most improbable sight in Death Valley is the 18-hole golf course at the Furnace Creek Resort.
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Pahrump, NevadaPahrump, Nevada is the closest big town to Death Valley National Park for visitors heading to the park from Las Vegas.
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The Devil's CornfieldThis flat area on the floor of Death Valley is dotted with tall Arrowweed shrubs.
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Shoreline ButteShoreline Butte was once an island in the vast, deep glacial lake that filled Death Valley after the last ice age.
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Salsbury PassSalsbury Pass (elevation: 3,315 feet)is the highest point on Badwater Road (Highway 178).
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Saline Valley Warm SpringsA remote, clothing optional hot spring area tucked deep within the northern reaches of Death Valley National Park.
