Oasis at Death Valley Oasis at Death Valley The Oasis at Death Valley, formerly called "Furnace Creek Inn and Ranch Resort", is a luxury resort in Furnace Creek, on private land within the boundaries of California's Death Valley National Park. It is owned and operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts. The Inn at Death Valley is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Inn at Death Valley, formerly called "The Furnace Creek Inn", was originally constructed by the Pacific Coast Borax Company and opened on February 1, 1927, with twelve rooms. Richard C.
Death Valley Grapevine Mountains and the Owlshead Mountains form its northern and southern boundaries, respectively. It has an area of about . The highest point in Death Valley itself is Telescope Peak in the Panamint Range, which has an elevation of . Death Valley is an excellent example of a graben, or a downdropped block of land between two mountain ranges. It lies at the southern end of a geological trough known as Walker Lane, which runs north to Oregon. The valley is bisected by a right lateral strike slip fault system, represented by the Death Valley Fault and the Furnace Creek