content: That depends on what you determine what "small" is... I think Death Valley is kinda big. From Furnace creek to Scotties Castle is about an hour drive. But the whole DVNP is huge. Like three mountain ranges big. The photo was taken just outside panamint springs. Death Valley is on the other side of those mountains. This is the road into DV Oh, the mountains (panamint mountain range) look a little closer because I was using a telephoto lens.