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Artist Drive-
Artist Palette |
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Death
Valley National Park, California |
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The curvy,
one-way, one lane Artist’s Drive leads you up to the edge of the
Black Mountains. Artist’s Drive rises up to the top of an alluvial
fan fed by a deep canyon cut into the mountain. As you make your way
up to the mountain face you'll dip up and down, roller coaster-like
as the road dips into ravines carved into the fan by Death Valley's
occasional, but intense flash floods. The narrow road runs high up
onto the fan, with views of the strikingly white salty floor of
Death Valley in the distance.
(http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/deva/ftart1.html) |
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To get an idea of
the size- someone is sitting on the rocks in the upper middle
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Accessibility:
The entrance to
Artist’s Drive is located off the Badwater Road, 10 miles south of
the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. This narrow, one-way road is not
recommended for large motor homes, trailers, or buses.
Suggestions for your visit:
Along this nine-mile loop, the
kaleidoscope of colors is especially vibrant in the late afternoon.
Artist’s Palette is a great spot to enjoy the sunset.
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For More Information:
Death Valley National Park
PO Box 579
Death Valley, CA 92328
Telephone: (760) 786-2331 |
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Map
(http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/deva/ftartgo.html) |
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Related
Websites pertaining to Artist Drive/ Artist Palette:
(links will open in a new window)
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/deva/ftart1.html
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/deva/galart.html
http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/California/Inyo/DeathValley/ArtistsDrive.htm
http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.death-valley.7.html |
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