The Field Atlas
0/363Desert chapter · 36.53° N · 116.93° W
Fig. 1Mesquite Flat dunes at first light
The lowest, hottest, driest basin in North America. Salt flats, star dunes, and a fault-block range walling a below-sea-level trough.
Mesquite Flat dunes sit against the Grapevine Mountains. Badwater is a salt pan 282 feet below sea level. Dawn is the hour the valley feels almost gentle.
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Stamp each view as you reach it; the plate seals when every one is inked.
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Opening the leaf…
Onward
The nearest plates, by the miles.
Alabama Hills66 miles · CaliforniaCXXXV
Trona Pinnacles68 miles · CaliforniaCXXXVI
Red Rock Canyon88 miles · NevadaCXLI
Ancient Bristlecones91 miles · CaliforniaLXXX
Giant Sequoias91 miles · CaliforniaXLIII
Kings Canyon93 miles · CaliforniaLXXIX
Kelso Dunes131 miles · CaliforniaCCCXII
Valley of Fire133 miles · NevadaXXXIVDesert chapter
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