Badwater, California

Badwater
—  Unincorporated community  —
Badwater
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation[1] -266 ft (-81 m)

"Badwater" is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located in Death Valley 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Bennetts Well,[2] at an elevation of -266 feet (-81 m).[1] Badwater is the lowest elevation settlement in North America, near Badwater Basin, which contains the lowest point in North America.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Badwater, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1145. ISBN 9781884995149.