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High Desert (California)
The High Desert is an unofficial and vaguely defined geographic area of southern California located to the northeast of the San Gabriel Mountains. The term "High Desert" is used most commonly by the news media,〔(KEYC )〕 especially in weather forecasts,〔(High Desert News )〕 and in the names of businesses and organizations.〔(High Desert Mavericks Baseball )〕〔(High Desert Academy of Applied Arts. )〕 The High Desert may be defined as, to the west, the Antelope Valley (the area bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains and the Tehachapi Mountains), and extending varyingly into the Mojave Desert's Basin and Range Province to the east, depending upon the many different viewpoints on what constitutes the High Desert. The term is used most commonly to refer to the Antelope Valley and Victor Valley areas, as well as the Edwards Air Force Base region to the north, but also may encompass other areas, such as the northern portions of Joshua Tree National Park and the Twentynine Palms area and Morongo Basin. The term "High Desert" serves to differentiate it from southern California's Low Desert, which would be defined mostly by the differences in latitude, elevation, climate and vegetation native to the region. Palm Springs, California, is considered "Low Desert", at 100 feet above sea level. In contrast, Landers, California, is considered "High Desert", at 3,100 feet above sea level.
==Geography==
A biogeography-defined boundary would also include a southern portion of Inyo County north of San Bernardino and Kern Counties, as well as a northern portion of Riverside County south of San Bernardino County.
Depending on how the boundaries of the Mojave Desert and of the Colorado Desert region in the Sonoran Desert are defined, the High Desert either includes the entire California portion of the Mojave Desert (using a smaller geographic designation than the Mojave Desert ecoregion) or the northern portion of the California desert (using a larger geographic designation for the Mojave Desert that includes the ecotope area that is also a part of the Sonoran Desert).
The name of the region comes from its higher elevations and more northern latitude with associated climate and plant communities distinct from the Low Desert, which includes the Colorado Desert and the below sea level Salton Sea. The High Desert is typically windier than the Low Desert, and, in the winter, can be much colder.
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