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Death Valley National Park
Nearby Attractions

•  Amargosa Opera House
    Death Valley Junction, California
    (760) 852-4441

•  Amargosa River Natural Area
    Bureau of Land Management
    Tecopa, California

•  Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
    Amargosa Valley, Nevada
    (775) 372-5435

•  Borax Museum
    Furnace Creek Ranch
    Death Valley, California

  China Ranch Date Farm
    Tecopa, California

  Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area
    Bureau of Land Management

•  Eastern California Museum
    Inyo County
    Independence, California

  Goldwell Open Air Museum
    Rhyolite Ghost Town
    Beatty, Nevada

•  Manzanar National Historic Site
    National Park Service
    Independence, California

•  Rhyolite Ghost Town
    Bureau of Land Management
    Beatty, Nevada

•  Tecopa Hot Springs|
    Inyo County Park
    Tecopa, California

•  Trona Pinnacles
    Bureau of Land Management
    Trona, California 


Local Partners & Information Resources

Amargosa Conservancy

Beatty Chamber of Commerce (Beatty, Nevada)

Death Valley Chamber of Commerce (Shoshone, California)

Maturango Museum (Ridgecrest, CA)

California Desert dot Gov

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Telescope Peak

Did You Know?
Telescope Peak in Death Valley National Park was named by Dr. Samuel George in 1861. After climbing the 11,049 foot peak, Dr. George said that he could see so far that it reminded him of looking through a telescope.

Last Updated: September 29, 2010 at 10:44 MST