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Mud Canyon


Mud Canyon (topo map) is in the east wall of Death Valley coming down from Hell's Gate (elevation 2262) to the valley floor (elevation ~0)(map-n). Over this range of elevations this canyon had the most diverse wildflowers of all the places we visited in the park. We found Beavertail Cactus and Cholla Cactus blooming here. We were a little too early to see the barrel cactus in bloom.

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Betty, Irene & Jim. Flowers were blooming on the alluvial fans at the base of the mountains. BTP3270032c.jpg
Betty, Irene & Jim at Mud Canyon, Death Valley National Park

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Irene at Mud Canyon. Many of the plants grew and flowered most abundantly in the disturbed gravel right next to the road. BTP3270046c.jpg
Irene at Mud Canyon, Death Valley National Park

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Sparse vegetation at Mud Canyon. BTP3270055c.jpg
sparse vegetation at Mud Canyon, Death Valley National Park

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Cholla cactus. BTP3270056c.jpg
Mud Canyon at Death Valley National Park

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hiking to see the wildflowers in mud canyon at death valley national park.
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