Badwater, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Place in California, United States
36°13′47″N 116°46′01″W / 36.22972°N 116.76694°W / 36.22972; -116.76694CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyInyo CountyElevation–266 ft (–81 m)

Badwater is a locale in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located in Death Valley 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Bennetts Well,[2] at an elevation of −266 feet (−81 m).[1]

Badwater Basin elevation sign located at Badwater, California, stating that the elevation of Badwater Basin is –282 feet (–85.5 m). The actual location of the lowest point is several miles from the sign and varies with time.[3]

Badwater has never had a permanent population, though there is a 1946 report of a campsite at Badwater.[4]

Badwater is also known for being the start of the Badwater Ultramarathon, billed as the toughest foot race on the planet.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Badwater, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1145. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California". americansouthwest.net. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Smith, Lloyld Mason (October 4, 1946). "Hammada". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. p. 13. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Badwater, the World's Toughest Foot Race". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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