The largest national park south of Alaska, Death Valley is known for extremes ... and a record high of 134°F), and has the lowest elevation on the continent—282 feet below sea level.

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – Death Valley National Park has reopened routes to cooler, high-elevation areas for park visitors ahead of the scorching summer months. The reopened route includes Emigrant ...

New satellite images show that a rare lake in Death Valley National Park reached greater ... then subtracting corresponding U.S. Geological Survey land elevation data for Badwater Basin, officials ...