Badwater Basin

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Badwater Basin and Telescope Peak with clouds reflected in the salt crust in Death Valley National Park. California.

The lowest point in North America (282ft below sea level) is an eerily beautiful landscape of crinkly salt flats. A boardwalk takes you out over a constantly evaporating bed of salty, mineralized water that’s otherworldly in its beauty. It's about 17 miles south of Furnace Creek.

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