Badwater Ultramarathon 2024 Lok. A runner passes by a sign warning traffic of the race on route 66 during the badwater 135 mile (217. The course took them from badwater basin, the lowest point in north america, to the trailhead of mount whitney at 8,300 feet and over three mountain ranges with a total elevation gain of 14,600 feet.
The 2024 badwater 135 takes place between monday, july 22 and wednesday, july 24. The race starts at lone pines, climbs to the summit of horseshoe meadow (elev.