Is Death Valley Man-Made or Natural? Natural Desert Valley

Death Valley is entirely natural.

• Location: Eastern California, Mojave Desert
• Geology: Tectonic fault-block basin formed over millions of years
• Extremes: Hottest (134°F/56.7°C), driest (<2 in rain/yr), lowest (Badwater Basin -282 ft) in North America
• Boundaries: Panamint Mountains (west), Amargosa Range (east)
• Protection: Death Valley National Park (largest in contiguous US)

No human engineering created its fundamental geography or climate extremes.