Mormon Point
The modest Mormon Point overlook sits about 290 feet above sea level.
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Mormon Point Details
The modest Mormon Point overlook sits about 290 feet above sea level, so it's a few hundred feet more than that to the floor of Death Valley. It's located in the south end of Death Valley National Park on Highway 178, about 12 miles north of the Ashford Mill ruins. This promontory in the Black Mountains -- a so-called "turtleback" formation created by undulations along exposed surfaces of moderately eroded fault escarpments -- was named after early Mormon explorers of the region.
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Take Johnson Canyon Road to the trailhead for Hungry Bill's Ranch.
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West Side Road
This gravel road runs parallel to Badwater Road and connects to the paved road at either end.
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Black Mountains
The Black Mountains are located in the southeastern corner of Death Valley.
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Jubilee Pass
This 1,290-foot notch in the Greenwater Range is traversed by Highway 178.
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Shoreline Butte
Shoreline Butte was once an island in the vast, deep glacial lake that filled Death Valley after the last ice age.
