The Low Desert is a common name for any desert in California that is under 2,000 feet in altitude. These areas include, but are not exclusive to, the Colorado Desert and Yuha Desert branches of the So
Gateway to Palm Springs, California as seen from above California State Route 62 in the Sonoran Desert, California
The High Desert is a vernacular region with non-discrete boundaries covering areas of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California. The region encompasses various terrain with elevations generally
The High Desert at sunset in Johnson Valley, along California State Route 247
Old Woman Springs Ridge in the high desert, Johnson Valley, California
Just after sunset, Landers, California