Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Furnace Creek
Photographed by Craig Baker, March 31, 2025
1. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Marker
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Dedicated to the American people in memory of the spirit of the Vietnam Veteran by the Vietnam Veteran - Death Valley Marathon team and the community of Furnace Creek in the year of our Lord 1985.
Erected 1985 by Vietnam Veteran - Death Valley Marathon team and the community of Furnace Creek.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.
Location. 36° 27.409′ N, 116° 52.118′ W. Marker is in Death Valley National Park, California, in Inyo County. It is in Furnace Creek. It can be reached from California Route 190 one mile north of Badwater Road, on the left when traveling north. Located at the ranch hotel pool. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 Greenland Blvd, Death Valley CA 92328, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in California’s Sierra Nevada. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 20 Mule Team Wagon Train (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Dinah (about 400 feet away); Borax Museum (about 600 feet away); Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley (about 600 feet away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 0.4 miles away); Death Valley 49ers Gateway (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Harmony Borax Works (approx. 1.6 miles away); Borax (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Death Valley National Park.
Another marker is no longer nearby. 20 Mule Team Barn (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Baker, March 31, 2025
2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The plaque is at the base of the flagpole near the swimming pool.
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 3, 2025
3. 190 Feet Below Sea Level
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on May 13, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
