Devils Hole is a geothermal pool within a limestone cavern in the Amargosa Desert in the Amargosa Valley of Nevada, east over the Amargosa Range and Funeral Mountains from Death Valley. It is at an elevation of 730 m (2,400 ft) above sea level and the water is a constant temperature of 33 °C (91 °F).
Devils Hole, Death Valley, Nevada.
Devils Hole is nestled within the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, an incredibly biodiverse, spring-fed oasis in southern Nevada.
Death Hole, the Gate Horror (ゲートホラー, Gēto Horā), was a venus flytrap-headed Horror that emerged from a manhole cover manufactured by Kōji Kijima (黄島 宏二, Kijima Kōji), an artistic metal caster who left his wife Mayumi (真弓, Mayumi) to die under a manhole prior to the cover's creation.
Devils Hole Pupfish
Devils Hole itself is a water-filled cavern cut into the side of a hill. The cavern is over 500 feet (152 m) deep and the bottom has never been mapped.
Start at the gorge overlook at Devil's Hole, and head down the stone stairway. There are an estimated 410 steps heading down. They are overgrown with weeds, crumbling and constant rock slides morph and cover the trail. Watch your step and be mindful of those making the climb up–their task is a bit more grueling.
Located in southern Nevada, the “hole” itself is a fissure in the earth's surface that split open 60,000 years ago to reveal an astonishing underworld: a water-filled limestone cavern. Ironically, beneath the hottest, driest place in the Western Hemisphere stretches a vast aquifer system.
Devil's Hole was named for its treacherous terrain, but it was a terrain the Senecas knew well and cared deeply for. When a British convoy of wagons passed through Devil's Hole on September 14, 1763 it was met by hundreds of Senecas in ambush.
Devils Hole is a geologic formation located in a detached unit of Death Valley National Park and surrounded by the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, in Nye County, Nevada, in the Southwestern United States.
The Niagara River Gorge is a 300-foot deep, 7-mile long chasm cut out of the Niagara Escarpment along the US-Canada Border downstream of Niagara Falls itself.
Life in Death Valley
Coyotes, ravens, roadrunners, ground squirrels and lizards are the most commonly seen wildlife of the region, but there are many species who thrive here, hidden or unnoticed by visitors.
Despite living in what can be one of the harshest climates on earth, they continue to survive and thrive in this remote desert environment. There are about 50-60 living members of the tribe who live in the Death Valley area today.
Salt Creek pupfish
Found in Salt Creek in the central part of Death Valley. A boardwalk along the Salt Creek Interpretive Trail allows for easy viewing of the fish in Winter and Spring.
Lake Badwater, Death Valley.
1. The Devils Hole Pupfish is the Rarest Fish in the World.
Yes, but you must be prepared and use common sense. With an air conditioned vehicle you can safely tour many of the main sites in Death Valley. Stay on paved roads in summer, and if your car breaks down, stay with it until help arrives.
There are few constructed trails here, but in a place this desolate you usually don't need them. Most hiking routes in the park are cross-country, up canyons, or along ridges. The best time to hike in Death Valley is from November through March. Summer temperatures can be dangerous in the park's lower elevations.
More than 300 people live year-round in Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth.
The Battle of Devil's Hole, also known as the Devil's Hole Massacre, was fought near Niagara Gorge in present-day New York state on September 14, 1763, between a detachment of the British 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot and about 300 Seneca warriors during Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766).
One night in 1965, a small group of friends jumped the fence surrounding Devils Hole. Two boys that were 19-years old and 20-years old would dive into the deep pocket of water, only to never return.
Devils Hole is a tectonic cave developed in the discharge zone of a regional aquifer in south-central Nevada. The walls of this predominantly subaqueous (underwater) cavern are coated with dense vein calcite that precipitated from groundwater moving through the cavern.
Mountain Lions are apex predators in Death Valley. The mountain lion is the apex predator of Death Valley. It usually inhabits the desert's mountains but occasionally comes to the oasis.
As the film says, Death Valley is not a place you want to be without water, as while a human can survive three days without water, in this desert you can live just 14 hours.
Caused by violent steam explosions, the craters formed as recently as 2,100 years ago when hot, molten material came in contact with groundwater. These large depressions show that Death Valley's geology is dynamic and ever changing.
Also known as the Haiku Stairs, “Stairway to Heaven” refers to a 4,000-foot long hiking trail consisting of 3,922 stairs. This haphazard, winding staircase is situated atop the crest of a mountain chain, over 2,000 feet above the ground.