High Desert region of the western United States

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desert region geographical region

The High Desert region of the western United States is an arid, elevated landscape spanning parts of states like Oregon, Nevada, and California, known for its sagebrush steppe, dramatic volcanic formations, and unique high-elevation desert ecosystems.

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Surface form Occurrences
High Desert region of Oregon 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
borders Cascade Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsPart Northern Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oregon High Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of the Columbia Plateau ⓘ
parts of the Mojave Desert margins ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasCharacteristic cold winters ⓘ
hot summers ⓘ
large diurnal temperature range ⓘ
low annual precipitation ⓘ
hasClimate continental climate influences ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasConservationIssue increased wildfire frequency ⓘ
invasive cheatgrass ⓘ
sagebrush habitat fragmentation ⓘ
hasEcosystemType high-elevation desert ecosystem ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature alkali flats ⓘ
basalt flows ⓘ
cinder cones ⓘ
fault-block mountains ⓘ
lava fields ⓘ
playas ⓘ
volcanic plateaus ⓘ
hasLandscapeType arid landscape ⓘ
elevated plateau ⓘ
hasLandUse dryland farming ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
public rangeland grazing ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
hasVegetation bunchgrasses ⓘ
juniper woodlands ⓘ
sagebrush ⓘ
saltbush ⓘ
hasWildlife coyotes ⓘ
jackrabbits ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ
sage-grouse ⓘ
locatedIn western United States ⓘ
surface form: Western United States
partOf Great Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ
spansPartOf California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalElevationRange approximately 1000 to 2000 meters above sea level ⓘ

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Jefferson County, Oregon → partOf → High Desert region of the western United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Desert region of Oregon
High Desert Museum → regionServed → High Desert region of the western United States ⓘ