Geography
The wilderness abuts the much larger and famous Death Valley National Park. While the Darwin Plateau and Darwin Hills form the landscape of the wilderness, the actual Darwin Falls are located in and under the administration of Death Valley National Park. The Wilderness Area is near the Inyo Mountains and the Argus Range, west of the Panamint Range.
The Darwin Falls Wilderness, falls and town are all named after Dr. Darwin French, a local rancher, miner and explorer.
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