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Badwater
—  Unincorporated community  —
Badwater is located in California
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. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographical 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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