In addition to a number of personal trips to Death Valley, thanks goes out to the Death Valley National Park guide books, the guides at Scotty’s Castle, and the park Rangers for helping supply information for this article.
In the park at the ranger station or visitor centers you can pick up the approximately 65 page free green cover National Park guide to Death Valley, or the long black striped free map to Death Valley.
There is also a newspaper styled guide that is called “a Visitor’s Guide to Death Valley.” This contains articles and current information about the park.
Death Valley National Park
P.O. Box 579
Death Valley, CA 92328
Printed Resources
Death Valley with an Essay by Jeff Nicolas is a good Death Valley picture book. Printed by Sierra Press out of Mariposa.
A Travelers Guide to Death Valley National Park by Lawson, has great color photos as well.
General
- www.badwaterultra.com is the world’s toughest annual footrace held from Badwater to Mt Whitney in July. Ever wanted to run in a race that starts in the nation’s lowest hottest area in the middle of the hottest month of the year? Then you run for 135 miles a lot of it in 120+ degree temperatures to the Mt. Whitney Portal trail at 8,000 feet? Consider NOT stopping at the end of the race but rather continuing running on the Whitney trail right to 14,496 feet, the top of Mt. Whitney which is the highest spot in the lower 48 states. Well if any of this intrigues you, click on www.badwaterultra.com for more information!
- www.darthvalley.com Jon’s Darth Valley Challenge!
- www.deathvalley49ers.org an organization trying to increase public awareness about Death Valley
- www.deathvalley.com everything you wanted to know about Death Valley
- www.deathvalleychamber.org Death Valley Chamber of Commerce
- www.dvnha.org Death Valley Natural History Association
- https://www.facebook.com/DeathValleyNP Death Valley National Park Facebook Page
- www.farabeesjeeprentals.com Farabee’s Death Valley Jeep Rentals
- www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm National Park Service, Death Valley website
- www.summitpost.org/area/range/175725/death-valley.html excellent park overview
The Heat
- www.heatrunning.com Planning a run in Death Valley’s heat? Visit here first!
- www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters 2013 Heat Wave article
- www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian Hottest air temperatures reported on Earth
- www.wrh.noaa.gov/vef/climate/DeathValleyClimateBook/index.php the official collection of death valley temperatures and records
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