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Gateway to Palm Springs, California as seen from above California State Route 62 in the Sonoran Desert, California.

The Low Desert (sometimes informally known as the Desert) 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, in the Southern California portion of the Sonoran Desert. These areas are 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

Wildlife refuges and wilderness areas

See also

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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