Death Valleys Badwater Salt Pan Elevation Verified
“The Badwater Salt pan is the lowest area in Death Valley with an elevation of 282 feet (85.5 meters) below sea level. This is in contrast with the highest peak in the Mojave Desert, called Charleston Peak, which is located at 11,918 feet (3,633 meters) above sea level. Even though Death Valley has the lowest point in North America, most parts of the desert are between 2,000 and 5,000 feet (610 and 1,520 meters) above sea level. The Mojave Desert is referred to as the “High Desert” while the valleys and the Colorado River basin in the east of the desert are referred to as the “Low Desert.””
Summary
Badwater Basin is the lowest area in Death Valley, sitting 282 feet (≈86 m) below sea level. Charleston Peak is the highest point in the Mojave Desert, rising to about 11,916‑11,918 feet (≈3,632‑3,633 m) above sea level. Most of Death Valley’s surrounding desert terrain lies between roughly 2,000 and 5,000 feet (≈610‑1,520 m) elevation, and the Mojave is commonly called the “High Desert,” while its eastern valleys and the Colorado River basin are referred to as the “Low Desert.”
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- Badwater Basin (U.S. National Park Service)
Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. The salt flats here cover nearly 200 square miles (518 square km), and are composed mostly of sodium chloride (table salt), along with calcite, gypsum, and borax. Stories suggest that Badwater Basin earned ...
- Physiography - Our Dynamic Desert - USGS.gov
Introduction to the Mojave National Preserve · General Mojave Geologic History
- Ecology of Death Valley National Park | U.S. Geological Survey
Badwater Basin is home to the lowest point in North America.
- Badwater Basin - Wikipedia
Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America and the United States, with a depth of 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, is only ...
- Mount Charleston - Wikipedia
Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni) at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County, in Nevada, ...
- Death Valley - Wikipedia
Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. It is 84.6 miles (136.2 km) east-southeast of Mount Whitney – the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation ...
- Death Valley National Park: Badwater Basin, the Bottom of North America – As They Are: Exploring the National Parks
Badwater Basin in Death Valley is 282 feet below sea level, making it the lowest point on North America and among the lowest on the planet. The basin is covered in a crust of salt, ninety-five percent of which is table salt (sodium chloride).
- Mount Charleston Elevation (Highest & Lowest Points) - My Current Elevation
The highest point within the Mount Charleston area is Charleston Peak, standing at an elevation of 11,916 feet (3,632 meters). It is the eighth-highest mountain in the contiguous United States by topographic prominence and offers sweeping views ...
- Death Valley National Park | (Official GANP Page)
The Badwater Basin holds the record as the lowest elevation in North America.
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