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Death Valley National Park Located near Ridgecrest, CA

Authored by Pickatrail.com Death Valley, California located east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains was proclaimed a National Monument in 1933; becoming a National Park in 1994. This inhabitable area's petroglyphs and ancient foot-trails is evidence of the Shoshone Indians who once lived here. Early pioneers traversing the mineral rich mountains and plains faced unbearable 130 degree heat, naming the Funeral Mountains, Coffin Peak, Hell's Gate, Starvation Canyon and Dead Man Pass; and Badwater, lowest point in the Western hemisphere. Sand dunes and mountains are home to a myriad of remarkable plants, wildlife and multicolored, unsurpassed, majestic rock formations of incredible beauty. Following heavy rains desert plants astound in their proliferation and beauty.
Death Valley National Park Campgrounds - Death Valley Topo Maps

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