High desert

High desert

High desert refers to the inland and often high elevation deserts of the American West. Examples of high deserts in North America include the Great Basin Desert and the Mojave Desert.

High desert can also mean:

* High Desert, New Mexico, a development near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
* High Desert Investment Corporation, the company that developed High Desert, New Mexico
* High Desert (California), an area encompassing north Los Angeles County, California, north San Bernardino County, California, and Kern County, California in the United States
* High Desert (Oregon), an area in Central Oregon, United States
* The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, United States


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