Badwater

Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in , , , noted as the lowest point in and the United States, with a depth of 282 ft below sea level.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: unincorporated community in California
  • Also known as: “Badwater, CA” and “Badwater, California”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Badwater Pool and Badwater Basin.

Photo: NChiker2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an endorheic basin in , , , noted as the lowest point in and the United States, with a depth of 282 ft below sea level.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Roger469, Public domain.
Dante's View is a viewpoint terrace at 1,669 m height, on the north side of Coffin Peak, along the crest of the , overlooking . Dante's View is about 25 km south of in . is situated 2½ miles east of Badwater.

Badwater

Latitude
36.22967° or 36° 13′ 47″ north
Longitude
-116.76699° or 116° 46′ 1″ west
Elevation
-266 feet (-81 metres)
Open location code
858566HM+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150981277
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
5325557
Wiki­data ID
Q4841188
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Badwater” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “巴德沃特”
  • French: “Badwater”
  • Irish: “Badwater”
  • Persian: “بدواتر، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “بدواتر”
  • Polish: “Badwater”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بدواتر، کالیفورنیا”
  • Turkish: “Badwater”

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Notable Places Nearby

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