Death Valley panoramic photos, gigapixels and 360 panoramas

54.4˚C at Trona Pinnacles

Will Pearson — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:20:44 +0000

I knew it was going to be a hot day taking Trona Pinnacles photos in the Mojave Desert, Southern California, but I hadn’t anticipated quite how hot. We clocked the temperature at 54.4C (130 F). This is only a couple of degrees centigrade off the all-time world record temperature (56.7C or 134 F), registered at […]

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The Devil’s Cornfield, Death Valley

Will Pearson — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:22:34 +0000

Death Valley is a place of extremes. In the USA it holds records for these extremes: the hottest place (134°F / 56.7°C), the lowest place (86m below sea level), the darkest night sky in the USA. Since being designated as a National Monument, Death Valley has grown to 3.4 million acres, and is one of […]

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Zabriskie Point

Will Pearson — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:44:03 +0000

Zabriskie Point is a dramatic natural feature in Death Valley, California, formed by sediment from an ancient lake, long since dried up. Named after the vice-president of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, it was made famous as the location of the love scene in Antonioni’s 1970 film, Zabriskie Point.

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The Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley

Will Pearson — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:20:59 +0000

The Devil’s Golf Course is a huge area of of rock salt left behind when the lake which used to cover the area evaporated about 10,000 years ago. The rock salt has been formed by the elements into jagged peaks. The area was apparently named for a line in a 1930’s National Park Service Death […]

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