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Routes from Las Vegas Death VVDeath alleallealley National Parkarkark Shortest Route 1 From Interstate 15 South , EXIT on NV Hwy 160 West 2 Drive 60 miles to Pahrump, Nevada. TURN LEFT on Bell Vista Road (3 miles north of Hwy 372) 120 miles 3 Drive 30 miles to Death Valley Junction, California. TURN RIGHT on CA Hwy 127. 2 hours 4 Drive about 300 feet. TURN LEFT on CA Hwy 190. 5 Drive 30 miles to Furnace Creek Visitor Center. Easiest Route 1 From Interstate 15, EXIT on Hwy 95 North. 2 Drive 90 miles to Lathrop Wells, Nevada. TURN LEFT on NV Hwy 373 (becomes CA Hwy 127) 145 miles 3 Drive 25 miles to Death Valley Junction, California. TURN RIGHT on CA Hwy 190. 2.5 hours 4 Drive 30 miles to Furnace Creek Visitor Center. Ghost TTGhost ooown RRwn outeouteoute 1 From Interstate 15, EXIT on Hwy 95 North. 2 Drive 120 miles to Beatty, Nevada. TURN LEFT on NV Hwy 374. 160 milesmiles160 3 Drive 19 miles to Hells Gate. TURN LEFT on Beatty Cutoff Road. 3 hourshours3 4 Drive 10 miles. TURN LEFT on CA Hwy 190. 5 Drive 11 miles to Furnace Creek Visitor Center. 267 Most Scenic Routeouteoute Scottys 172 milesmiles172 Castle Rhyolite 3.5 hourshours3.5 CALIFORNIANEVADA ghost 1 From Interstate 15 South , EXIT on NV Hwy 160 West town Beatty 2 Drive 45 miles. TURN LEFT on Tecopa Road (Old Spanish Trail). 3 Drive 41 miles. TURN RIGHT on CA Hwy 127. 374 4 Drive 10 miles. TURN LEFT on CA Hwy 178 West (Badwater Road) Hells 5 Drive 75 miles. TURN LEFT on CA Hwy 190. Gate Lathrop 6 Drive one mile to Furnace Creek Visitor Center. 95 G Wells BEATTY Stovepipe CUTOFF Wells 373 Indian Furnace Springs Creek ASH 190 95 Visitor MEADOWS 160 G Center NWR 190 BELL VISTA ROAD 15 Death STATELINE G BADWATER ROAD Pahrump Valley ROAD Las DEATH VALLEY 372 Junction 127 Red Rock Vegas NATIONAL PARK 178 159 215 TRAIL 160 SPANISH 178 Shoshone Tecopa OLD 127 15 G rev 7-07 .

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The Climate of Death Valley, California
THE CLIMATE OF DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA BY STEVEN ROOF AND CHARLIE CALLAGAN The notoriously extreme climate of Death Valley records shows significant variability in the long-term, including a 35% increase in precipitation in the last 40 years. eath Valley National Park, California, is widely known for its extreme hot and Ddry climate. High summer temperatures, low humidity, high evaporation, and low pre- cipitation characterize the valley, of which over 1300 km2 (500 mi2) are below sea level (Fig. 1). The extreme summer climate attracts great interest: July and August visitation in Death Valley National Park has doubled in the last 10 years. From June through August, the average temperature at Furnace Creek, Death Valley [54 m (177 ft) below sea level] is 98°F (37°C).1 Daytime high temperatures typically exceed 90°F (32°C) more than half of the year, and temperatures above 120°F (49°C) occur 1 Weather data are reported here in their original units in to order retain the original level of precision re- corded by the observers. FIG. I. Location map of the Death Valley region. Death Valley National Park is outlined in blue, main roads shown in red, and the portion of the park below sea level is highlighted in white. AFFILIATIONS: ROOF—School of Natural Science, Hampshire E-mail: [email protected] College, Amherst, Massachusetts; CALLAGAN—National Park Service, DOI: 10.1 175/BAMS-84-12-1725 Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California. In final form 17 January 2003 CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Dr. Steve Roof, School of Natural © 2003 American Meteorological Society Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY DECEMBER 2003 BAfft I 1725 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/09/21 10:14 PM UTC 5-20 times each year.
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