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The Great Basin Desert covers most of Nevada except for a small portion in the south covered by the Mojave Desert.
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Is the Sierra Desert in California?
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.
What is Nevada's biggest desert?
The Great Basin Desert covers a large portion of Nevada. The Mojave Desert covers a small part in extreme southern Nevada.
What desert covers parts of California Nevada and Arizona?
The Mojave Desert covers parts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah.
Why is the Nevada side of the Sierra Mountains a desert?
The Sierra Nevada mountains block moisture from the Pacific from crossing into Nevada, creating a rain shadow desert.
What are the desert names in Nevada?
The Great Basin Desert covers much of Nevada and a small area in southern Nevada is covered by the Mojave Desert.
What is the name of the biggest desert in Nevada?
The Great Basin is the largest desert in Nevada. It covers much of the state.
What is the large desert region called that is in the southwest part of the U.S. between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains?
The Great Basin Desert is between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
What is Nevada's largest desert area?
The Great Basin Desert covers most of Nevada. A small part of the Mojave Desert also enters the state.
Why is the majority of Nevada a desert using the rain shadow effect?
The Sierra Nevada Mountains block moisture from the Pacific Ocean from crossing into Nevada creating a rain shadow desert on the leeward side of the mountains.
What state is mostly covered by desert and cactus?
For the USA: All these states have some mountains and other types of vegetation, but Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, New Mexico, even parts of Idaho have desert and cactus. The Great Basin desert covers most of Nevada, and a good bit of Utah.
Where are the Atacama Mountains?
There are no mountains named the Atacama Mountains. However, the desert is surrounded by the Andes Mountains and the coastal range which are foothills to the Andes.
Is Nevada mostly desert?
Yes, nearly all of the state of Nevada is covered by deserts . The Great Basin Desert covers most of the state and the Mojave Desert covers only a small portion in the extreme southern tip of the Nevada.
