Death Valley National Park
A vast desert park east of the Sierra Nevada, straddling the California and Nevada border. It holds the lowest point in North America at Badwater Basin and some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, with salt flats, dunes and coloured hills between bare mountain ranges.
- Where
- Furnace Creek, California, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.4500, -116.8500
Get the Death Valley National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Death Valley National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your California volume with your photos and a note.
Near Death Valley National Park
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 132 km
A protected area of red and cream sandstone cliffs about 24 kilometres west of Las Vegas, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. A scenic loop road runs past its formations, and it draws more than three million hikers, climbers and drivers a year.
Las Vegas Strip 155 km
A stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard about 6.8 kilometres long, lined with resort hotels and casinos. It lies just south of the city limits, yet at night its replica skylines, fountains and lights are the picture most people have of Las Vegas.
Fountains of Bellagio 155 km
A musical fountain show on a 3.4-hectare man-made lake in front of the Bellagio on the Strip. More than 1,200 nozzles and 4,792 lights throw water as high as 140 metres in time to music.
High Roller 155 km
A 167-metre Ferris wheel on the Strip that opened in 2014 as the tallest in the world, now second only to Ain Dubai. A full turn in one of its glass cabins takes about half an hour.
The Strat 155 km
A hotel and casino at the north end of the Strip under a 350-metre observation tower, the tallest in the United States. At the top are a revolving restaurant, observation decks and thrill rides that swing riders out over the edge.
Sphere 156 km
A spherical arena just east of the Strip, built for immersive shows with a 16K wraparound LED screen inside. Its outer shell is covered in programmable lights too, so the whole globe can become an eyeball, a planet or a giant face.
Fremont Street Experience 156 km
A pedestrian mall over five blocks of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, the old Glitter Gulch of neon signs and casinos. A huge LED canopy roofs the street and comes alive with light shows after dark.
Sequoia National Park 172 km
Forested mountains in the southern Sierra Nevada, protected in 1890 for their giant sequoias, among them the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume. The park's eastern edge reaches Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
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Questions
Where is Death Valley National Park?
Death Valley National Park is in Furnace Creek, California, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (132 km), Las Vegas Strip (155 km), Fountains of Bellagio (155 km).
How do I get the Death Valley National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Death Valley National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your California volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Death Valley National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your California volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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