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  2. High Desert is an American comedy television series created and written by Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford and Jennifer Hoppe-House that premiered on Apple TV+ on May 17, 2023.

  3. 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 between 2,000 and 4,000 ft (610 and 1,220 m) above sea level, and is located just north of the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and Little San Bernardino ...

  4. Jan 29, 2023 · The High Desert, also known as the Mojave Desert, is a region located in Southern California. This desert region is characterized by its high elevation and cooler temperatures, as well as its distinctive plant and wildlife communities.

  5. Mar 7, 2024 · High deserts are not necessarily hot and sandy; they are defined by their extreme dryness and can be found at high elevations around the world. The Great Basin Desert in the U.S. is the largest, characterized as a "cold desert" due to its wide temperature variations and significant elevation range.

  6. The Mojave Desert, together with the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Great Basin deserts, form a larger North American Desert. Of these, the Mojave is the smallest and driest. It displays typical basin and range topography, generally having a pattern of a series of parallel mountain ranges and valleys.

  7. While “high desert” is not a formal term, it is colloquially used to describe many areas in the PNW that are rocky and significantly different in climate, higher elevation (between 2,000 – 4,000 feet), and hydrology than the contrasting forested areas.

  8. Jun 21, 2024 · desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of distinctive plants and animals specially adapted to the harsh environment.

  9. Oct 19, 2023 · The largest hot desert in the world, northern Africa's Sahara, reaches temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Farenheit) during the day. But some deserts are always cold, like the Gobi desert in Asia and the polar deserts of the Antarctic and Arctic, which are the world's largest. Others are mountainous.

  10. Nov 11, 2023 · Opening on November 11, the High Desert Museum’s Endangered in the High Desert exhibition will call attention to species in the region that are either facing or recovering from the threat of extinction.

  11. Apr 20, 2024 · Learn about nutrient cycles, soils, impacts, wildlife and the influences of the dynamic trio: water, sunlight and air in the life cycle of a changing forest. The Museum tells the stories of the High Deserts diverse people and places through ever-changing exhibitions and permanent ones.

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