why is death valley so hot
Death Valley is an enclosed desert valley, located in the Mojave Desert and the valley is situated at an extremely low elevation (below sea level) and is also surrounded by many mountains. It's a long, narrow valley that streches from north to south.ince Death Valley is situated in a bigger desert, the Mojave Desert, the valley is already surrounded by desert air, which is of course already very hot and very dry.
The hottest air temperature ever recorded in Death Valley was 134 Â°F (56.7 Â°C) on July 10, 1913, at Furnace Creek, which is the hottest atmospheric temperature ever recorded on earth.During the heat wave that peaked with that record, five consecutive days reached 129 Â°F (54 Â°C) or above.eath Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of the lowest elevation in North America, at 279 feet (85 m) below sea level.