Devils Golf Course

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Devils Golf Course is a vast, jagged salt pan in Death Valley National Park, known for its harsh, eroded salt formations and extreme desert environment.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
salt pan
tourist attraction
accessibleBy gravel road
climateType hot desert climate
elevationRelativeToSeaLevel below sea level
formedBy evaporation of ancient lake water
repeated cycles of flooding and evaporation
geologicalAge Holocene surface processes
hasCharacteristic extreme desert environment
highly eroded surface
intense heat in summer
jagged salt formations
rough terrain
very arid climate
hasConservationStatus protected area within national park
hasCountry United States
hasNameOrigin “only the devil could play golf on such rough links”
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPark Death Valley National Park
hasSurface salt
hasTouristInfrastructure parking area
viewing area
hasViewOf Black Mountains
Panamint Range
hasWarning sharp salt pinnacles can cause injury
walking on surface can be dangerous
inProtectedArea Death Valley National Park
locatedIn California
Death Valley National Park
Great Basin Desert
Inyo County, California
Mojave Desert
United States
managedBy National Park Service
near Badwater Basin
Furnace Creek
notableFor eroded salt ridges
extreme summer temperatures
irregular salt spires
partOf Basin and Range Province
Death Valley
popularFor geology tourism
photography
sightseeing
surfaceMaterial halite crystals
salt crust
withinTimeZone Pacific Time Zone

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