Deserts of California
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The deserts of California are the distinct deserts that each have unique ecosystems and habitats. The deserts are home to a sociocultural and historical "Old West" collection of legends, districts, an
Coachella Valley Preserve in the Colorado Desert
Desert landscape in the Mojave Desert
Joshua trees are characteristic of the Mojave Desert
Badwater Basin elevation sign
Mojave Desert
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The Mojave Desert is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and Transverse Ranges in the Southwestern United States. Named after the indigenous Mohave people, it is locate
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley
A powerful High Desert summer storm sweeps rapidly across the Mojave Desert.
Las Vegas is located in the Mojave Desert.