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Furnace Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 24 at the 2010 census, down from 31 at the 2000 census. The elevation of the village is below sea level. The Visitor Center, Museum, and headquarters of the Death Valley National Park are located at Furnace Creek.〔(NPS- Death Valley Visitor Center ) (accessed 4/11/2010.〕 Furnace Creek is surrounded by a number of Park Service public campgrounds. Two of the Park's major tourist facilities, the Furnace Creek Inn and Furnace Creek Ranch, are located here. The Furnace Creek Golf Course (originally Death Valley Golf Course) attached to the Ranch claims to be the lowest in the world, at below sea level. Most of the lodging is closed in the summer, when temperatures can surpass , but the golf course remains open; the resort went so far as to establish a summer tournament in 2011 called the Heatstroke Open, which drew a field of 48. There is also a restaurant, cafe, store, and gas station in Furnace Creek village. The Furnace Creek Airport is located about west of the park headquarters. ==Geography and climate== According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , over 99% of it being land. Springs in the Amargosa Range created a natural oasis at Furnace Creek, which has subsequently dwindled due to diversion of this water to support the village.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Furnace Creek: Focus on Water )〕 From 1911 through 2006, Furnace Creek had an average high temperature of and an average low temperature of . During that time period, the hottest month was July with an average daily high temperature of and the driest month was June with an average monthly precipitation of .〔 The avarage annual temperature is . (【引用サイトリンク】 Weather and Climate - Death Valley National Park )〕 Furnace Creek has the distinction of holding the record for the highest recorded temperature in the world, reaching on July 10, 1913. Some meteorologists dispute the accuracy of the 1913 temperature measurement. In addition, a ground temperature of 201 °F (93.9 °C) was recorded in Furnace Creek on 15 July 1972; this may be the highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded.〔A possible world record maximum natural ground surface temperature, Paul Kubecka, ''Weather'', 56, #7 (July 2001), ''Weather'', pp. 218-221, .〕 (Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 °C.〔p. 855-857, (Satellite Finds Highest Land Skin Temperatures on Earth ), David J. Mildrexler, Maosheng Zhao, and Steven W. Running, ''Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society'', July 2011, pp. 855-860, .〕) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Furnace Creek, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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