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Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Devil's Golf CourseSaline Lake
Badwater BasinBasin
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View to the South at Devil's Golf Course

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
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Devil's Golf Course and Black Mountains

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
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Salt Pedestals of the Devil's Golf Course

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
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View to the South at Devil's Golf Course

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
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Devil's Golf Course and Black Mountains

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
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Salt Pedestals of the Devil's Golf Course

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
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View to the South at Devil's Golf Course

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
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Devil's Golf Course and Black Mountains

Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, Inyo County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 17' 9'' North , 116° 49' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.28590,-116.82608
GRN:
N25W67
Type:
Saline Lake
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
466451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:466451:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Devil's Golf Course is a slightly higher area of the Badwater Basin salt pan and so it rarely floods. It did not flood in 2023. Short salt pedestals, up to about 1 meter tall, form here from wind and rainwater dissolution and evaporation of the normally polygonal salt surface. They are decorated with crystals and efflorescent crusts.

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Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl

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NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl

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