Panamint Range and Panamint Peak refelcted at sunrise in vernal pool near Badwater, lowest point in North America El. 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. Average annual precipitation is 1.58 inches (40 mm). Death Valley National Monument Est. February 11, 1933; Death Valley National Park in 1994. 5,270 square miles (13,649 km2). Inyo County, CA.