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Death Valley, California, is the largest national park in the contiguous United States: 3.4 million acres of desert vastness. At first glance it appears to be a barren wasteland, to be hurried through as quickly as possible, but the alert visitor soon recognizes that there is much here to see and experience.
Death Valley National Park. Not for the faint of heart, Death Valley National Park, in California and Nevada, is hot and dry. Temperatures once hit 134Â°F in July 1913.Zabriskie Point, seen here, offers a spectacular view of the badlands.he largest national park south of Alaska, Death Valley is known for extremes: It is North America's driest and hottest spot (with fewer than two inches/five centimeters of rainfall annually and a record high of 134Â°F), and has the lowest elevation on the continentâ282 feet below sea level.