Death Valley from Telescope Peak
Death Valley is minus 282', Telescope is 11,049'. Almost 3,500 m. If the sediment was removed from the valley floor it would reveal another 3,000 meters of depth where the scarp starts below the Black Mtns.. 6,500 meters of relief in 30 kilometers!
Black Mtns. below right, Funeral Mtns. back middle, Furnace Creek far left.
May '06