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Death Valley is extreme but bearable, I think planet Earth's cold extremes are much more intimidating than hot ones.
Despite being notorious for its extreme heat, Death Valley could still have much warmer winter lows, as far as I'm concerned.
Found the two most extreme climates within the U.S.
Please vote for the the lesser of the two evils you'd pick to live in year round (no option of voting for one in summer and the other in winter- also vote strictly on climate and disregard lifestyle, isolation, culture, etc.)
Death Valley because despite the scorching heat from May to October, winters in Death Valley have comfortable daytime high temperatures while Barrow has extremely cold winters and is much windier, so it has dangerous wind chills in the winter months, while Death Valley does not.
Death Valley because there are a greater number of tolerable months.
However, those of you who think summer nights are tolerable and encourage nocturnal activities have clearly never been to Death Valley or a similar location. First, the coolest time of night is just before sunrise. Evenings can be broiling hot. At midnight, or even after midnight, you can be roasted by a 110 degree wind that makes you feel a Thanksgiving roast in an oven.
Death Valley - I'd even take that if you limited the months to May thru October.
I'm guessing by 'Death Valley' (which isn't a town), you probably mean Furnace Creek, the park headquarters with a few services and the only settlement in the park which is below sea level (the lower, the hotter).
Anyway, the rule of thumb is that 1000' in elevation equals a drop of about 4.5F Fahrenheit. I love the outdoors, and a 20-mile drive up into the Black Mountains (paved road all the way, still in the park, and you're at 5500' - where it's about 25F cooler than at Furnace Creek. It's a little further up into the Panamint Range, 65 miles by road will put you at 7000' and above - cooler still, high and dry in warm-to-cool clean air and forests. Easy day-trips, both (and various other easy mountain day-trips are to be found in the area).
When winter rolls around and the mountains are blanketed in snow, the pleasant and mild desert canyons below offer spectacular hiking.
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