Great Basin Desert

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The Great Basin Desert is a cold, high-elevation desert in the western United States characterized by basin-and-range topography, sagebrush steppe, and an arid continental climate.

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Southern Sierra Nevada adjacentTo Great Basin Desert
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone between Great Basin Desert
Sevier River crosses Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Sevier Desert
Toiyabe Range ecoregion Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Great Basin shrub steppe
Basin and Range National Monument ecosystem Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Great Basin desert
White Pine County elevationFeature Great Basin Desert
Utah hasDesertRegion Great Basin Desert
Millard County, Utah hasFeature Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Sevier Desert
Mineral County hasFeature Great Basin Desert
subject surface form: Mineral County, Nevada
Doso Doyabi hasViewOf Great Basin Desert
Winnemucca isInDesertRegion Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Great Basin
Black Rock Desert locatedIn Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: northwestern Great Basin Desert
Devils Golf Course locatedIn Great Basin Desert
Pershing County locatedIn Great Basin Desert
Fallon, Nevada locatedInDesert Great Basin Desert
Mineral County, Nevada locatedInDesert Great Basin Desert
Walker Lake locatedInDesert Great Basin Desert
Pinus monophylla nativeTo Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Great Basin
Inyo Mountains partOf Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Great Basin Desert region
Pine Forest Range partOf Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Great Basin
Wheeler Peak Glacier partOf Great Basin Desert
this entity surface form: Great Basin
Nevada–Utah state line passesThrough Great Basin Desert
Sevier River region Great Basin Desert