Monday, March 21, 2016

AMERICAN HIGH-LOW CONFLUENCE

The highest point in the contiguous 48 U.S. states is located in Inyo County, California (Mt. Whitney).

The lowest point in the contiguous 48 U.S. states is located in Inyo County, California (Badwater Basin in Death Valley).

On a very clear day, both of these sites are visible from Dante's View in the Black Mountains.

Dante's View is familiar to space opera fans as the site of the panoramic vision of the Tatooine city of Mos Eisley in the original 1977 Star Wars movie. The city was added to the scene through the miracle of matte painting.

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