Telescope Peak, the highest peak on the Panamint Range overlooking Death Valley from the west, was christened in the late 18th Century by an explorer who thought the view from the top was so far ...

If you want to explore surreal Mars-like landscapes, then head to California's Death Valley National Park and the wider ...

Only 15 miles from Badwater Basin, Telescope Peak, Death Valley’s highest point, towers over the striking, barren landscape below. It’s hard to believe that Death Valley is home to an 11,049 ...

The saltwater flats of Badwater Basin sit well below sea level and face steady drought, while snow-capped Telescope Peak towers at 11,049 feet above sea level. Death Valley is both the driest ...

Trees and wildlife also are suffering. One 2022 study found that thousands of the trees have died at Telescope Peak, the highest point in Death Valley, since 2013. Another study from 2019 found ...

The massive salt flat covers nearly 200 square miles of Death Valley National Park, and lies more than two miles below the 11,331-foot Telescope Peak that looms above it. Partner Events 2025 Climate ...

Two stranded hikers were rescued by helicopter last week from a snowy and icy ridge along a trail in Death Valley National ... on Feb. 1 along the Telescope Peak Trail, a challenging 14-mile ...

Trees and wildlife also are suffering. One 2022 study found that thousands of the trees have died at Telescope Peak, the highest point in Death Valley, since 2013. Another study from 2019 found ...

As night falls, Death Valley's elusive populations of bobcats ... The highest mountain in the park, 11,049-foot Telescope Peak, lies only 15 miles from Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the ...