Low Desert

The Low Desert (colloquially referred to as the Desert within the region) is a common name for any desert in California that is under 2,000 feet (609.6 m) in altitude. These areas include, but are not exclusive to, the Colorado Desert and Yuha Desert branches of the Sonoran Desert, in the far southeasternmost portion of Southern California. The Low Desert is distinguished in biogeography from the adjacent northern High Desert or Mojave Desert by latitude, elevation, animal life, climate, and native plant communities.[1][2]

Communities

The cities and towns in the Low Desert include:

Parks and Protected Areas

Wildlife refuges and wilderness areas

See also

  • Category:Populated places in the Colorado Desert
  • Category:Protected areas of the Colorado Desert
  • Category:Wilderness areas within the Lower Colorado River Valley
  • Category:Flora of the California desert regions
  • Category:Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for California Desert.
  1. ^ Deserts at California Natural Resources Agency web site Archived 2013-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "California Deserts 101: High Desert vs Low Desert". Sand-boarding.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.


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