Death Valley National Park, California
Spanning a bit over 5270 square miles Death Valley National Park lies in two separate states which are Nevada and California. The park contains part of the Mojave Desert and is the biggest national park in the original 48 states. The park gets around 1 million visitors a year and became a national park on October 31, 1994. Some of the formations in the park are almost 2 billion years old ranging from sand dunes to mountains, canyons and valleys. The highest temperature ever recorded on earth was in Death Valley in 1913 at an astounding 134 F. Touring on roadways is a popular way to visit the park.
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Death Valley National Park Photos
Mudcracks and Black Mountains, Inyo County, CA
4 Corners Photo posted a photo:
Mudcracks formed in a drainage of the Black Mountains in Death Valley National Park. Naturally forming mudcracks start as wet, muddy sediment dries in the desert heat. A strain is developed because the top layer shrinks while the material below stays the same size. When this strain becomes large enough, channel cracks form in the dried-up surface to relieve the strain.
