Badwater, California

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Badwater
Unincorporated community
Badwater
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°13′47″N 116°46′01″W / 36.22972°N 116.76694°W / 36.22972; -116.76694Coordinates: 36°13′47″N 116°46′01″W / 36.22972°N 116.76694°W / 36.22972; -116.76694
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. 



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