Furnace Creek

E20505

census-designated place tourist destination unincorporated community

Furnace Creek is a small settlement and visitor hub in California’s Death Valley National Park, known for its extreme heat records and proximity to major desert attractions like Badwater Basin.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place → tourist destination → unincorporated community →
administratedBy	National Park Service →
country	United States →
elevation	approximately −190 feet → approximately −58 meters → below sea level →
hasAttraction	Borax Museum → Death Valley National Park Visitor Center →
hasClimate	hot desert climate →
hasFacility	Furnace Creek Visitor Center → campground → gas station → lodging → museum → restaurants →
hasHistoricalUse	borax mining support settlement →
hasNameOrigin	named for extremely high temperatures →
hasNearbyFeature	Death Valley salt flats → Furnace Creek Wash →
hasPostalCode	92328 →
hasRecord	one of the highest reliably measured air temperatures on Earth →
hasRoadAccess	California State Route 190 →
knownFor	being one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth → extreme heat → high temperature records →
locatedIn	California → Death Valley → Death Valley National Park → Death Valley National Park, California → Inyo County, California → Mojave Desert →
locatedInRegion	Great Basin–Mojave transition zone → eastern California →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
nearby	Artist's Drive → Badwater Basin → Dante's View → Golden Canyon → Zabriskie Point →
partOf	Death Valley National Park visitor services area → Inyo County → State of California →
tourismActivity	desert photography → hiking → sightseeing → stargazing →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Artist’s Palette → Badwater Basin → Black Mountains (Death Valley) ("Furnace Creek area") → Devils Golf Course → Golden Canyon → Zabriskie Point →	near
Death Valley → Death Valley ("Stovepipe Wells") →	contains
Badwater Road ("Furnace Creek area") →	connects
Death Valley National Park road network ("Stovepipe Wells Village") →	connectsTo
Furnace Creek ("Furnace Creek Visitor Center") →	hasFacility
Natural Bridge (Death Valley) →	hasNearbyFeature
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes ("Furnace Creek, California") →	hasNearestTown
Death Valley ("Furnace Creek Ranch") →	recordHighTemperatureLocation