Death Valley Scene Attracts Film Makers
A passage notes Death Valley National Park as a cool unique landscape used by movie producers seeking a moon like setting for filming, highlighting its distinct geology and dramatic scenery.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 2000
Page
23
A passage notes Death Valley National Park as a cool unique landscape used by movie producers seeking a moon like setting for filming, highlighting its distinct geology and dramatic scenery.
Death Valley is a vast park about 130 miles long and six to 14 miles wide. It is the largest national park in the lower 48 states and about the size of Connecticut. The area features badlands canyons snowcapped peaks and vast salt flats. Badwater is 282 feet below sea level, with nearby mountains rising about two miles. The valley averages 2.5 inches of rain annually, though rainfall has increased recently. The record high temperature is 134 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10 1913 in the shade.
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