DEATH VALLEY

SECTION A

• Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the U.S.
• It is 140 miles long and 15 miles wide
• The lowest part of Death Valley lies 282 feet below sea level
• The hottest day on record was 134 degrees Fahrenheit

SECTION B

• Many settlers have died trying to cross Death Valley
• Death Valley had boom towns during the California gold rush
• Towns were quickly deserted after the gold rush ended
• Death Valley was made a National Park in 1994
• The National Park has been expanded many times

SECTION C

• The park covers 5,270 square miles
• The true Death Valley is in the middle of the park
• Native plants are fewer because people have brought in other plants
• Neon glows from Las Vegas and the Central Valley are effecting Death Valley

SECTION D

• Pickle weed and salt grass are only two plant that are able to live in Death Valley
• A man who owned Harmony Borax Works is famous for the 20-mule team wagons