Mojave Desert

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arid region desert

The Mojave Desert is a vast arid region in the southwestern United States known for its extreme temperatures, unique desert ecosystems, and iconic landscapes such as Death Valley and Joshua Tree.

Aliases (27)

Mojave Desert region ×13
Mojave Desert ecosystem ×5
Mojave Desert ecoregion ×3
Mojave Desert (part) ×2
western Mojave Desert ×2
Death Valley ×1
High Desert ×1
High Desert of California ×1
High Desert region ×1
Kelso Dunes ×1
Mohave Desert ×1
Mojave Desert (eastern portion) ×1
Mojave Desert Basin and Range ×1
Mojave Desert area ×1
Mojave Desert ecosystem areas ×1
Mojave Desert grassland ×1
Mojave Desert margin ×1
Mojave Desert mountain ranges ×1
Mojave Desert mountain systems ×1
Mojave Desert region (southern part) ×1
Mojave Desert scrub ×1
Mojave Desert, California ×1
desert landscape of Joshua Tree National Park ×1
eastern Mojave Desert region ×1
eastern Mojave highlands ×1
northern Mojave Desert ×1
southwestern Mojave Desert ×1

Statements (131)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arid region → desert →
administratedBy	U.S. Bureau of Land Management → U.S. Department of Defense → U.S. National Park Service →
area	approximately 124,000 square kilometers → approximately 47,900 square miles →
averageAnnualPrecipitation	approximately 2 to 6 inches → approximately 50 to 150 millimeters →
biome	desert biome →
borderedBy	Colorado Plateau margins → Great Basin Desert → San Bernardino Mountains → Sierra Nevada → Sonoran Desert → Tehachapi Mountains → Transverse Ranges →
climate	hot desert climate →
contains	Amargosa River basin → Antelope Valley → Baker, California → Barstow → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station → Cima Dome → Clark County, Nevada portions → Clark Mountain Range → Death Valley → Death Valley National Park → Devils Playground → Edwards Air Force Base → El Mirage Dry Lake → Fort Irwin National Training Center → Interstate 15 corridor → Inyo County, California portions → Ivanpah Valley → Joshua Tree National Park → Kelso Dunes → Kern County, California portions → Kingston Range → Lake Mead National Recreation Area → Lancaster, California → Las Vegas Valley margins → Los Angeles County, California portions → Mohave County, Arizona portions → Mojave Air and Space Port → Mojave National Preserve → Mojave River → Mojave Road historic route → Needles, California → New York Mountains → Owens Valley margins → Pacific Crest Trail segments → Pahrump Valley margins → Palmdale, California → Providence Mountains → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area → Riverside County, California portions → Rogers Dry Lake → San Bernardino County, California portions → San Bernardino Mountains foothills → Silver Lake (dry lake) → Soda Lake (San Bernardino County) → Spring Mountains foothills → Tehachapi Mountains foothills → Twentynine Palms, California → Valley Wells → Washington County, Utah portions → Zzyzx, California → historic U.S. Route 66 segments →
country	United States of America →
elevationRange	from about -86 meters to over 2,000 meters above sea level →
geology	Basin and Range fault-block mountains → alluvial fans → igneous and metamorphic bedrock → playa deposits →
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Cahuilla people → Chemehuevi people → Mojave people → Serrano people → Southern Paiute people →
hasEcosystemType	mountainous desert → salt flats → sand dunes → xeric shrubland →
hasEndemicSpecies	Mojave Desert tortoise → Mojave fringe-toed lizard → Mojave ground squirrel → Mojave prickly pear → Mojave yucca →
hasHighestPoint	Clark Mountain →
hasLowestPoint	Badwater Basin →
hasMajorIndustry	mining → solar power generation → tourism and recreation →
hasSeasonalPattern	occasional summer monsoon storms → winter-dominated precipitation →
knownAs	Mohave Desert →
knownFor	Joshua tree woodlands → extreme summer temperatures → iconic desert landscapes → rocky mountain ranges → salt pans and playas → sand dunes → unique desert ecosystems →
language	English →
locatedIn	Arizona → California → Nevada → Southwestern United States → Utah →
locatedOnContinent	North America →
namedAfter	Mojave people →
partOf	Basin and Range Province → North American deserts →
protectedBy	Death Valley National Park → Joshua Tree National Park → Mojave National Preserve → various wilderness areas →
threatenedBy	climate change → habitat fragmentation → off-road vehicle use → urban sprawl →
typicalSummerHighTemperature	often above 100 degrees Fahrenheit → often above 38 degrees Celsius →
usedFor	aerospace testing → military training → renewable energy development →
vegetationType	Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) woodlands → cacti and succulents → creosote bush scrub → saltbush scrub →

Referenced by (223)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
412th Operations Group → 412th Test Wing → Alien Fresh Jerky store → Amargosa River basin → Antelope Valley → Antelope Valley ("western Mojave Desert") → Baker → Baker, California → Beatty, Nevada → Calico Ghost Town → California State University Desert Studies Center → Camp Cady site → China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station → Clark Mountain → Clark Mountain Range → Colorado River near present-day Needles, California → Cronese Mountains → Death Valley → Devils Golf Course → Devils Playground (Mojave Desert) → El Mirage Dry Lake → Esmeralda County ("Mojave Desert region") → Fort Irwin National Training Center → Fort Mojave area → Furnace Creek → Harvey House Railroad Depot → Inyo County, California ("Mojave Desert (part)") → Ivanpah Dry Lake → Ivanpah Valley → Joshua Tree National Park → Jubilee Pass → Kingston Range → Lancaster, California → Lanfair Valley → Las Vegas, Nevada → Little San Bernardino Mountains → Lucerne Valley → Mad Greek Cafe → Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms → Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow → Mitchell Caverns → Mojave River → Mojave River Valley Museum → Mojave Road Mailbox → Mojave Road historic route → Mojave, California → Needles, California → New York Mountains → Nye County ("Mojave Desert region (southern part)") → Pahrump, Nevada → Primm, Nevada → Providence Mountains → Providence Mountains State Recreation Area → Ridgecrest, California → Rogers Dry Lake → Rosamond, California → Soda Dry Lake → Soda Lake (Mojave Desert) → Soda Lake (San Bernardino County) → Soda Mountains → Soda Springs → Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Art Gallery → Twentynine Palms, California → United States Air Force Test Pilot School → Valley Wells → Zzyzx, California →	locatedIn
Amargosa Range → Amargosa River basin ("Mojave Desert ecoregion") → Artist’s Palette ("Mojave Desert region") → Ash Meadows area → Badwater Basin → Barker Dam Trail → Black Mountains (Death Valley) → California's 8th congressional district ("Mojave Desert region") → Cronese Mountains ("Mojave Desert mountain systems") → Dante’s View → Desolation Canyon → East Kern County → Golden Canyon → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ("Mojave Desert region") → Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes → Natural Bridge (Death Valley) → New York Mountains ("eastern Mojave highlands") → Panamint Range ("Mojave Desert region") → Providence Mountains ("Mojave Desert region") → Providence Mountains State Recreation Area ("eastern Mojave Desert region") → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area → Soda Mountains ("Mojave Desert mountain ranges") → Soda Springs ("Mojave Desert ecosystem") → Sonoran–Mojave transition zone → Zabriskie Point ("Mojave Desert region") → Zion National Park ("Mojave Desert region") →	partOf
Barstow → Edwards Air Force Base → El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area → Eldorado Mountains → Henderson → Lake Mead National Recreation Area → Lake Mohave → Las Vegas Valley → Mojave National Preserve → Mojave Trails National Monument → North Las Vegas → Palmdale, California → Saline Valley ("northern Mojave Desert") →	locatedInDesert
Baker Community Church ("Mojave Desert area") → Boulder City, Nevada → Casa del Desierto → Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation → El Mirage Dry Lake ("High Desert of California") → Garlock Fault → Interstate 15 in California ("High Desert") → Jumbo Rocks Campground → Mojave Air and Space Port → Nipton, California → The Hangar (Lancaster Municipal Stadium) → Walapai ("Mojave Desert margin") → World’s Tallest Thermometer →	region
California ("Death Valley") → Eastern California ("Mojave Desert (eastern portion)") → Mojave Desert ("Kelso Dunes") → San Bernardino County → Southern California → Southwestern United States →	contains
Joshua tree → Larrea tridentata → Mojave Desert tortoise → Mojave ground squirrel → Single-leaf pinyon ("Mojave Desert region") →	nativeTo
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line → Interstate 15 in California → Pacific Crest Trail → Pacific Crest Trail → San Andreas Fault ("Mojave Desert region") →	passesThrough
California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion → Great Basin → San Bernardino Valley → Sonoran Desert →	borders
Barstow → Cajon Pass → California State Route 178 over Walker Pass → Walker Pass →	connects
Chemehuevi people → Nuwuvi → Nüwü → Serrano →	traditionalRegion
Lake Mead → Lower Colorado River region → San Gabriel Mountains →	borderedBy
Cronese Mountains ("Mojave Desert ecosystem") → Kingston Range ("Mojave Desert ecosystem") → Providence Mountains State Recreation Area ("Mojave Desert ecosystem") →	ecosystem
Muddy Mountains → NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center → Palmdale Regional Airport →	locatedInRegion
San Bernardino Mountains → San Gabriel Mountains → Tehachapi Mountains →	separates
Chemehuevi → Mojave people → Serrano people →	traditionalTerritory
Tehachapi Mountains foothills ("western Mojave Desert") → Transverse Ranges →	adjacentTo
Camp Cady site → Mojave River Valley Museum →	category
Mojave River ("Mojave Desert ecoregion") → Saline Valley →	ecoregion
Cactus wren → Mojave ground squirrel ("southwestern Mojave Desert") →	foundIn
Mountain States → North America →	hasMajorDesert
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area → Walker Pass →	hasViewOf
Barstow Yard → World’s Tallest Thermometer →	near
Mojave River Valley Museum ("Mojave Desert region") → Route 66 Mother Road Museum →	regionServed
SpaceShipTwo ("Mojave Desert, California") →	accidentLocation
Curtis Howe Springer →	basedIn
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone →	between
San Bernardino Mountains foothills →	border
Nevada →	containsDesert
Kern County ("Mojave Desert (part)") →	containsDesertRegion
Mojave Trails National Monument ("Mojave Desert ecosystem") →	containsEcosystem
California–Nevada border ("Mojave Desert region") →	crosses
Chemehuevi people →	culturalRegion
Soda Mountains →	desertRegion
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve ("Mojave Desert grassland") →	ecosystemType
Mojave ground squirrel →	endemicTo
Hidden Valley Campground →	environment
Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Art Gallery →	focusesOn
Tehachapi Mountains foothills →	formsBoundaryBetween
Garlock Fault →	formsBoundaryOf
Garlock Fault →	formsNorthernBoundaryOf
Gateway to Death Valley →	geographicContext
Utah →	hasDesertRegion
Ivanpah Valley ("Mojave Desert ecoregion") →	hasEcoregion
Mojave, California →	hasNameOrigin
Twentynine Palms, California ("Mojave Desert ecosystem areas") →	hasNearbyProtectedArea
western United States →	hasPart
California →	hasRegion
Lanfair Valley ("Mojave Desert scrub") →	hasVegetation
North American deserts →	includes
Pahrump, Nevada →	isGatewayTo
Valley Wells →	isInDesertRegion
Barstow ("High Desert region") →	isPartOf
Hidden Valley Trail ("Mojave Desert region") →	isWithin
Mojave Desert ("Mohave Desert") →	knownAs
Antelope Valley →	locatedAtEdgeOf
Lucerne Valley ("Mojave Desert Basin and Range") →	locatedInPhysiographicRegion
Victorville, California →	locatedOn
DARPA Grand Challenge →	location
The Valkyries →	mainSetting
Mojave River →	mouthLocation
Ryan Mountain Trail ("desert landscape of Joshua Tree National Park") →	offersViewOf
916th Support Brigade →	operatesIn
Mohave County, Arizona →	partlyLocatedIn
Los Angeles Aqueduct →	routePassesThrough
Joshua tree →	symbolOf
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) →	traverses
U.S. Route 395 →	traversesRegion
Basin and Range Province →	underlies
Walker Pass →	usedAsRouteBetween