High Desert

E106529

geographical area region

The High Desert is an arid, elevated region of Southern California known for its Mojave Desert landscapes, extreme temperatures, and rapidly growing communities such as Lancaster and Palmdale.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
High Desert canonical	11
High Desert (California)	4
High Desert region of California	4
California High Desert	1
Mojave Wasteland	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical area ⓘ region ⓘ
adjacentTo	Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ surface form: Greater Los Angeles area Inland Empire ⓘ
annualPrecipitation	generally less than 10 inches (250 mm) ⓘ
borders	San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ San Gabriel Mountains ⓘ Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ surface form: Sierra Nevada (southern foothills)
climateType	cold desert climate ⓘ
contains	Antelope Valley ⓘ Apple Valley, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Apple Valley, California Barstow ⓘ surface form: Barstow, California Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ Hesperia, California ⓘ Joshua Tree National Park ⓘ surface form: Joshua Tree National Park (northern portion) Lancaster, California ⓘ Mojave Air and Space Port ⓘ Mojave National Preserve ⓘ surface form: Mojave National Preserve (western approaches) Palmdale, California ⓘ Antelope Valley ⓘ surface form: Victor Valley Victorville, California ⓘ
economicActivity	aerospace industry ⓘ commuter communities for Los Angeles region ⓘ defense industry ⓘ logistics and warehousing ⓘ renewable energy development ⓘ solar power generation ⓘ
elevationRange	approximately 2,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	arid climate ⓘ desert landscape ⓘ elevated terrain ⓘ extreme temperatures ⓘ
knownFor	aerospace testing ⓘ astronomical observation ⓘ clear skies ⓘ rapid suburban growth ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Southern California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
nameRefersTo	high elevation desert areas of Southern California ⓘ
partOf	Mojave Desert ⓘ
populationTrend	rapid growth since late 20th century ⓘ
summerHighTemperatures	often above 100 °F (38 °C) ⓘ
transportCorridor	Interstate 15 ⓘ State Route 14 ⓘ surface form: State Route 14 (California) California State Route 58 ⓘ surface form: State Route 58 (California) U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED ⓘ
vegetationType	Joshua tree woodland ⓘ creosote bush scrub ⓘ
winterLowTemperatures	often below freezing ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lancaster, California → region → High Desert ⓘ

San Bernardino County → contains → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Desert (California)

Inland Empire region of California → hasDesertRegion → High Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Inland Empire

Ridgecrest, California → region → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Desert (California)

Mojave, California → partOfRegion → High Desert ⓘ

Baker → partOf → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Desert region of California

Lucerne Valley → region → High Desert ⓘ

Victorville, California → region → High Desert ⓘ

Victor Valley College (attended) → servesRegion → High Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Victor Valley College

this entity surface form: High Desert region of California

Morongo Unified School District → region → High Desert ⓘ

El Mirage, California → locatedIn → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Desert (California)

Joshua Tree, California → locatedIn → High Desert ⓘ

Hesperia → locatedInRegion → High Desert ⓘ

Adelanto, California → locatedIn → High Desert ⓘ

California City → partOf → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Desert region of California

Tehachapi, California → locatedIn → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Desert region of California

Hesperia, California → locatedIn → High Desert ⓘ

Apple Valley, California, United States → locatedIn → High Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Apple Valley, California

this entity surface form: High Desert (California)

New California Republic → expansionRegion → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mojave Wasteland

California State Route 18 → passesThrough → High Desert ⓘ

California's 23rd congressional district → locatedInRegion → High Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: California High Desert