Erosion -- Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California
by Darin Volpe
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Erosion -- Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California
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Darin Volpe
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Zabriskie Point is located off of highway 190, near the southeast entrance of Death Valley National Park. The point and the surrounding badlands are part of the Amargosa Range, a region created by sediments from the bottom of an ancient lake that existed about nine million years ago. As the mountains rose and Death Valley sunk, the soft sedimentary rock was exposed to weather and was eroded away by water runoff.
Death Valley National Park is the hottest, driest, and lowest place in North America. In 1913 the temperature in Death Valley reached 134F (56.7C), holding the record of the highest ambient air temperature ever recorded on Earth. Summer temperatures of 120F are common. It was formed in 1933 as a national monument and was expanded became a national park in 1994.
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January 6th, 2017
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