Death Valley

a narrow valley between the Panamint and Funeral mountains, in California. It is traversed by the A margosa river, which is usually a dry channel, though probably it was formerly full of water. The level of the valley is ‘covered with salt, supposed to have been brought by the torrents from the surrounding desert and left on the evaporation of the water. Death Valley is considered to be the hottest and dryest place in the United States. A temperature of 122° E&. has been observed.