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What are the the highest and lowest mountain peak or desert in the United States?
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Mount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet. A few miles away is Death Valley which contains the lowest point in the United States at 282 feet below sea level.
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What is the name of the largest desert in the mountain and basin region?
If you are referring to the United States, that would be the Great Basin Desert.
Is the west primarly a mix of very hot dry deserts and tundras?
No, the western United States does not have tundra except in small areas on the highest mountains. The west is primarily desert and semiarid grasslands with mountain forests.
What region is mt Whitney located in?
Mount Whitney is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States. It is the tallest peak in the contiguous United States.
What desert is in the southwestern of United States?
Chihuahuan Desert, the Painted Desert, the Sonoran Desert, the Great Basin Desert and the Mojave Desert are all located in the southwestern United States.
How does a pika survive in the desert?
The pika is not a resident of the hot deserts. It inhabits the higher mountain ranges of the western United States and Canada.
The Sonoran is shared by what two nations?
The Sonoran Desert is shared by the United States and Mexico.The Sonoran Desert is shared by the United States and Mexico.
What is the largest desert area in the US?
The largest desert in the United States is the Great Basin Desert. The largest desert in North America is the Chihuahuan Desert which extends into the United States.
What is the name and location of a hot and dry desert?
Sahara Desert - northern Africa Mojave Desert - southwestern United States Arabian Desert - Arabian Pennisula Sonoran Desert - southwestern United States and western Mexico Chihuahuan Desert - southwestern United States and central Mexico
What deserts is in the United States - Atacama Mojave Sahara or Gobi?
The Mohave desert is located in the United States.
What deserts start with the letter M?
The Mojave Desert of the southwestern United States.
How many deserts are in the United States?
The main deserts of the United States are: Mojave Desert Sonoran Desert Chihuahuan Desert Colorado Plateau Desert Great Basin Desert
Which state in the US has the largest desert?
The Great Basin Desert is the largest desert in North America, located in the western United States.
