Dante's View is the best place to admire the expansive view of Death Valley. At 5,475 feet, the vista sits on the crest of the Black Mountains and looks to the Valley, Panamint Range and Badwater Basin with its white salt flats. On a clear day, the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney (14,494 feet) can be seen alongside the lowest point Badwater (-282 feet).
#140 Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park is the hottest, driest place on Earth and the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. The basin is a great salt pan of 'bad' un-drinkable water that pools only during a rare rain. Average annual rainfall is only 1.9 inches per year while the evaporation rate is 150 inches!
#31 Devil's Golf Course
Devil's Golf Course is a large salt pan in Badwater Basin of Death Valley National Park. This salt pan is a modern variation of Lake Manly which existed here thousands of years ago. The dissolved minerals that were left behind when the lake dried have been sculpted into a series of fascinating shapes. In 1934, the National Park Service described this as a place where 'only the devil could play golf'. Use extreme caution while visiting as the formations are piercingly sharp and this is the hottest place on Earth.
