Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley, CA
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- Margery H. Freeman
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- Unknown
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- Death Valley, California
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- This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved
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The rippled walls of Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley, California. The crater was created over 300 years ago by a huge volcanic explosion caused by pent up underground steam pressure, which left a 600 foot deep depression in the earth. Hikers can circle the crater to view other smaller craters.
Death Valley National Park is located east of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. It is home to the lowest point in North America at Badwater, which is 282 feet below sea level, but it also encompasses parts of several mountain ranges. Its highest point is Telescope Peak, at 11,049 feet. Located in an rainshadow exaggerated by the presence of four major mountain ranges between it and the ocean, Death Valley receives less than two inches of rainfall a year and is famous as one of the hottest and driest places in North America. Summer temperatures often hover around 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
