Furnace Creek
Proper noun
Meaning
Furnace Creek
A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.
Examples
The reading was registered at 3:41 pm at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in the Death Valley national park by an automated observation system — an electronic thermometer encased inside a box in the shade.
Fury at Furnace Creek Victor Mature and Reginald Gardiner in a well-made western (TIME, July 5).
High overnight temperatures make sleeping at Furnace Creek Campground unbearable for most people in summer, but temperatures at Wildrose Campground (elevation 4,100 feet) and Mahogany Flat Campground (elevation 8,200 feet) are quite comfortable.
The park service later clarified over their Facebook page: “The famous thermometer at Furnace Creek Visitor Center usually shows temperatures a degree or two hotter than the official temperatures.
Some four to six million years old, the Furnace Creek Formation is the primary source of borate minerals gathered from Death Valley's playas.
Wednesday, Kenro Road (TR-477), Chestnut Street (TR-546) and Furnace Creek Road (TR-233).