About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Death Valley National Park, Nevada National Security Site, Gabbs, Nevada, Mojave Desert, Pioneer, Nevada, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Amargosa Desert, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Belmont, Nevada, Ione, Nevada, Hadley, Nevada, Bullfrog, Nevada, Amargosa Pupfish Station, Berlin Historic District, Potts, Nevada, Nyala, Nevada, Austin Ranger District, Lockes, Nevada, Sunnyside, Nevada, South Egan Range Wilderness, Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, Arc Dome Wilderness, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Cactus Springs, Nye County, Nevada, Weepah Spring Wilderness, Alta Toquima Wilderness, Currant Mountain Wilderness, Gold Center, Nevada, Astragalus pseudiodanthus, Table Mountain Wilderness, Quinn Canyon Wilderness, Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Grant Range Wilderness, Nellis - Wildlife five contiguous range region, Currant, Nevada, Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark, Diana's Punchbowl, Coaldale, Nevada, Carrara, Nevada, Bonnie Claire, Nevada. Excerpt: Death Valley National Park is a national park in the U.S. states of California and Nevada located east of the Sierra Nevada in the arid Great Basin of the United States. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes, badlands, valleys, canyons, and mountains. It is the largest national park in the lower 48 states and has been declared an International Biosphere Reserve. Death Valley National Park is visited annually by more than 825,000 visitors who come to see its diverse geologic features, desert wildlife, historic sites, scenery, and clear night skies. It is the hottest and driest of the national parks in the United States. The second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere is in Badwater Basin, which is 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. The park is home to...