Death Valley Research Paper

Death Valley is located in the Mojave Desert in California. It functions as a national park and is part of the National Park System. Despite being the hottest and driest place in North America with temperatures reaching up to 134 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, there is a good amount of vegetation. The vegetation in Death valley includes mostly succulents and drought resistant plants. Basically, plants that have adapted to desert conditions thrive in Death Valley. Major landforms include, deposits of sediment from floods called alluvial fans, deposits of salt, canyons, volcanoes, and other landforms found within mountain ranges. Man-made buildings include, historic buildings such as Scotty’s Castle, lodging areas, and more. The absolute …show more content…
The Mojave Desert is located about 212 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California, near the border of California and Nevada. Death Valley is located in the eastern part of the Mojave Desert, in California, which is located in the United States of America. Death Valley is 150 miles long and twenty miles wide, mountain ranges can be up to 11,000 feet tall, and areas are as low as 282 feet, eighty six meters, below sea level. Death Valley functions within the region of Death Valley National Park. Activities, campgrounds, lodging, roads, and provided transportation all function as part of Death Valley National …show more content…
Alluvial fans in Death Valley are found at the base of the Black Mountains and the Panamint Mountains, which are parallel to each other and create a border on the sides of the valley. Also, because Death Valley is so dry, large deposits of salt are left behind once the water in bodies of water start to evaporate. Bad Water Basin is a good example of one of these situations. Before all the water evaporated, Bad Water used to be a large and very salty lake. However, water began to evaporate and pools of salt