Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park is primarily located in the southeastern part of California, USA, with a small corner extending into Nevada. Geographically, the park is situated in North America's Basin and Range region, where there is frequent crustal activity. The crust to the east stretches eastward, and the crust to the west stretches westward, causing the crust here to sink in strips, breaking into roughly north-south oriented horsts (mountain ranges) and grabens (basins). The basin and range topography is particularly pronounced in Death Valley, as it contains the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. The park features salt flats, sand dunes, volcanic craters, canyons, snow-capped mountains, and more, offering a wealth of geological and geomorphological wonders. Visitors can easily find a variety of faults, canyons, and alluvial fan plains of different sizes formed when streams flow into the desert.