Badwater Ultramarathon
135-mile run from Death Valley to the slopes of Mount WhitneyThe Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135-mile (217 km) ultramarathon race starting at −282 feet (−86 m) below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8,360 feet (2,550 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney. It takes place annually in mid-July when the weather is the most extreme and temperatures can reach 130 °F (54 °C) during the day at Badwater Basin.
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Death Valley National Park
National park in California and Nevada, United States
Death Valley
Valley in the Mojave Desert, Eastern California
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Salt-filled basin in Death Valley National Park, containing the lowest point in North America
Badwater, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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