Hiking Death Valley National Park

A Guide to Its Natural Wonders and Mining Past

With elevations ranging from 282 feet below sea level to 11,049 feet above it, a world-famous climate, and some of the most spectacular scenery in the North American desert, Death Valley National Park is a year-round hiker's paradise. Hundreds of miles of trails and cross-country routes lead to countless canyons, springs, and abandoned mines, most of them infrequently visited. Whether you want to stroll on salt flats, hike a lonesome canyon, climb a rugged peak, visit a remote gold mine, or simply explore the backcountry by car, this comprehensive guidebook provides dozens of destinations suited to your interests.

Illustrated with original topographic maps, this book will guide you to Death Valley's most popular sites and many spectacular, out-of-the-way places, illustrating the remarkable diversity of its terrain, geology, flora and fauna. Many of the region's historic mines, camps, and ghost towns are also described, including accounts of their fascinating and colorful past.

• 280 hiking/driving destinations
• Easy day hikes to multiple-day treks
• Eight desert ranges, as well as Saline, Eureka, and Panamint valleys
• Distance and elevation tables for all routes
• 65 computer-generated topographic maps
• Backcounty road logs and descriptions
• Detailed history of over 60 mines, ghost towns, camps, and other historic sites
• Geology, flora, and fauna
• Tips on desert hiking

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Recreation Map of the Mojave National Preserve. (Waterproof Map) A colorful and detailed topographic map of the Mojave National Preserve, including roads and trails, as well as camping and other recreation information.

Full-color, shaded-relief topographic maps for hiking, backpacking, and mountain biking in Park. The maps have color-coded symbols and trails, mileages between trail junctions, latitude/longitude, UTM grids, contour lines, vegetation, and elevations at trail junctions. Pub. 2005, scale 1:250,000 200 ft contours - Sample below.