Gower Gulch (Death Valley) - Geology

Geology

Gower Gulch passes through three geological formations:

• the Badlands in the eastern-most portion
• the Artist's Pallet Formation mid channel
• the Playa Formation at the channel head.

There are two areas of dry waterfalls: the Upper Knickzone near Zabriskie Point and the Lower Knickzone near the gulch's Alluvial fan. The tallest fall, at the head of the alluvial fan, is approximately 25 ft. high, the only way around it being a ledge on the northern side of the fan. The alluvial fan has a deep channel, called a telescoping channel, that runs north-west from Gower Gulch's mouth.