Places of Interest - Eastern Death Valley

Zabriskie Point     20 Mule Team Canyon      Dante's View

This route covers the attractions found along Hwy. 190 heading east from the Badwater road. Dante's View is on a 13-mile road coming off of Hwy. 190. When you arrive at Hwy. 190 and Hwy. 127 you will be at the historic Amargosa Opera House and the Death Valley Junction area. From there you can head to Las Vegas via the following routes: Left on Hwy. 127 to Amargosa Valley, Ash Meadows and Hwy. 95 Right and then an immediate left onto Stateline Road to Pahrump and over Hwy. 160 to I-15 Right on Hwy. 127 to Shoshone and Tecopa and then over Hwy. 178 to Pahrump and Hwy. 160 to I-15      See Lodging, Shopping, Dining, Campgrounds and RV Parks and Other Services directory for amenities along these routes. Zabriskie Point      Named after Christian Zabriskie who was the general manager of the borax operations in Death Valley, this viewpoint overlooks what was once an ancient lakebed that has been eroded into strange and wondrous shapes. The prominent point is called Manly Beacon and was a landmark Manly used to find his way back to rescue lost 49ers in 1849-50. Zabriskie Point is a very popular place for sunrise and sunset views.

20 Mule Team Canyon      This approximately 3 mile one-way drive on a dirt road was not used by the twenty mule teams but was named in honor of them. During your trip through this colorful canyon that resembles a lunar landscape, you will find prospect holes where they were exploring borax possibilities. These holes are not for entering but you can shine a flashlight into them to see what they look like. The narrow winding path resembles a roller coaster towards the end. It is not for busses or RV's.

Dante's View      In order to comprehend the scope of Death Valley and its enormous salt pan, you need to view it from Dante's View. Here, at over 5,000 feet, you will be awestruck by the magnitude of the vista that is laid out before you. It's another example of a label given to an attraction because of the name, "Death Valley". The Pacific Coast Borax Company named this overlook for Dante's description of Purgatory. Temperatures at Dante's View are 15 to 25 degrees cooler than on the valley floor which makes it very attractive to visit in the warmer months. The last six miles of the road going to Dante's View are closed to vehicles 25 feet or longer and in the last 1/4 mile there is a 14% grade going to the top of the ridge.