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Just be sure not to go in the summer, and to read all the tips for hiking in Death Valley and surrounding areas. It gets really hot (but it's amazing!)
by zzleeper 9y ago
Just be sure not to go in the summer, and to read all the tips for hiking in Death Valley and surrounding areas. It gets really hot (but it's amazing!)
- simcop2387 9y agoReally hot doesn't begin to say it. 45c (113f) temperatures are regular occurrence. I think it hit 54c (130f) on the hottest day this past summer. These kinds of temperatures can dehydrate you in a hour or two if you're sweating.
- kchoudhu 9y agoOh for sure. We live in the middle east for 9 months of the year, and learned pretty quickly that if you're going to do anything in these kinds of temperatures, you do it late at night when temperatures are more reasonable and less likely to kill you!
- ZephyrP 9y agoI've heard the hottest temperatures ever recorded have all happened within Death Valley.
- abakker 9y agoNot to mention killing your car. DV is amazing for many reasons, but one that people ignore to their peril is that there is a TON of elevation gain as you drive through the park. If you enter from the amargosa side, you won't see it much, but if you enter from the west (through Panamint valley) you will drop from ~4000' to 1000', then gain it all back over a 10 mile stretch, and then go back down to -280 feet when you reach the badwater. These passes on hot days can overtax radiators and cause breakdowns. They can also overheat brakes, etc. Having visited several times myself, I encourage October-November as the best timeframe to visit.