About Death Valley: Death Valley's deep, narrow shape traps and reheats the air until it roasts. It is one of the lowest, driest and hottest places in North America. Even at night in summer the air can stay dangerously hot. Rocks here can get hot enough to cook an egg

Location: California, in the southwestern United States · Country: United States · Record: 56.7°C (134°F) on 10 July 1913 the hottest air temperature ever recorded · Why So Hot: A deep, below-sea-level valley traps hot air like an oven · Elevation: Its floor lies about 86 m (282 ft) below sea level · Nature: Cracked salt flats, sand dunes and bare rocky mountains · Notable Feature: Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America · World Rank: Holds the record for the hottest air temperature on Earth