death valley is a desert below sea level. yes - death valley is a valley. it is about 130 miles long and at its widest it is about 8 miles. it lies predominantly between the panamint mountains to the west and the funeral mountains to the east. it is in every sense a valley. read more
Located near the border of California and Nevada, in the Great Basin, east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Death Valley constitutes much of Death Valley National Park and is the principal feature of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve. read more