The Great Basin Desert covers much of Nevada and a small area in southern Nevada is covered by the Mojave Desert.
There is no 'Nevada Desert.' There is, however, the Mojave Desert that is partly located in Nevada.
Nevada is almost entirely desert.
The Great Basin Desert covers a large portion of Nevada. The Mojave Desert covers a small part in extreme southern Nevada.
California shares parts of both the Great Basin Desert and the Mojave Desert with Nevada.
There is no desert located in a Nevada. However, there are a number of towns and cities located in the deserts of Nevada. Las Vegas is located in the Mojave Desert and Reno in the Great Basin Desert.
A section of the Mojave Desert is called the "Sierra Desert" because it extends to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Nevada. It covers part of both California and Nevada.
The Mojave Desert lies to the east of the Sierra Nevada.
The Great Basin Desert of central and northern Nevada is classified as a cold winter desert. Summers may be hot but winters can get quite cold. The Mojave Desert of southern Nevada is classified as a hot subtropical desert and has hot summers and mild winters.
The Great Basin is the largest desert in Nevada. It covers much of the state.
In the Nevada Desert
The Sierra Nevada mountains block moisture from the Pacific from crossing into Nevada, creating a rain shadow desert.
High Desert State Prison - Nevada - was created in 2000.