Black Mountains (Death Valley)
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The Black Mountains in Death Valley are a rugged, dark-hued mountain range on the park’s eastern side, known for their steep desert slopes and proximity to Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
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mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Badwater Basin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
extreme aridity
ⓘ
very high summer temperatures ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf |
sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
Badlands topography
ⓘ
Colorful eroded hills ⓘ |
| faces | Death Valley basin ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryWith | Death Valley ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fault-block mountains ⓘ |
| hasColoration |
black
ⓘ
dark brown ⓘ |
| hasRelief | steep relief ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
Artist’s Drive
ⓘ
Artist’s Palette ⓘ Dante’s View ⓘ Zabriskie Point ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Dante’s View area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dark-hued rocks
ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ steep desert slopes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Death Valley National Park (partial) ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley National Park
Inyo County, California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnSideOf | eastern side of Death Valley ⓘ |
| near |
Badwater Basin
ⓘ
Furnace Creek ⓘ
surface form:
Furnace Creek area
|
| orogeny |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Basin and Range extension
|
| overlooks |
Badwater Basin
ⓘ
Death Valley floor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ eastern wall of Death Valley ⓘ |
| popularFor |
hiking
ⓘ
scenic viewpoints ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| touristAccessVia |
Badwater Road
ⓘ
Jubilee Pass Road ⓘ
surface form:
Dante’s View Road
Saline Valley Road ⓘ
surface form:
Zabriskie Point Road
|
| withinProtectedArea |
Death Valley National Park (partial)
ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley National Park
|
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