Mojave Desert Hayyikwiir Mat'aar(Mohave) Desierto de Mojave(Spanish)
Sand dunes in Death Valley
Location within North America
Ecology
Realm
Nearctic
Biome
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Borders
List
California montane chaparral and woodlands
Colorado Plateau shrublands
Great Basin Desert
Sonoran Desert
Sierra Nevada
Bird species
230[1]
Mammal species
98[1]
Geography
Area
81,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)
Country
United States
States
Arizona
California
Nevada
Utah
Coordinates
35°N116°W / 35°N 116°W / 35; -116
Rivers
Colorado River, Mojave River
Climate type
Cold desert (BWk) and hot desert (BWh)
Conservation
Conservation status
Relatively Stable/Intact[2]
The Mojave Desert (/moʊˈhɑːvi,mə-/moh-HAH-vee, mə-;[3][4][5] Mohave: Hayikwiir Mat'aar;[6] Spanish: Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and Transverse Ranges in the Southwestern United States.[7][2] Named for the indigenous Mohave people, it is located primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small portions extending into Arizona and Utah.[8][2]
The Mojave Desert, together with the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Great Basin deserts, form a larger North American Desert. Of these, the Mojave is the smallest and driest. It displays typical basin and range topography, generally having a pattern of a series of parallel mountain ranges and valleys. It is also the site of Death Valley, which is the lowest elevation in North America. The Mojave Desert is often colloquially called the "high desert", as most of it lies between 2,000 and 4,000 feet (610 and 1,220 m). It supports a diversity of flora and fauna.
The 54,000 sq mi (140,000 km2) desert supports a number of human activities, including recreation, ranching, and military training.[9] The Mojave Desert also contains various silver, tungsten, iron and gold deposits.[10]: 124
The spelling Mojave originates from the Spanish language, while the spelling Mohave comes from modern English. Both are used today, although the Mojave Tribal Nation officially uses the spelling Mojave. Mojave is a shortened form of Hamakhaave, an endonym in their native language, which means "beside the water".[11]
^ ab"The Atlas of Global Conservation". maps.tnc.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
^ abc"Mojave desert". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
^Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917]. Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.). English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-3-12-539683-8.
The MojaveDesert (/moʊˈhɑːvi, mə-/ moh-HAH-vee, mə-; Mohave: Hayikwiir Mat'aar; Spanish: Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern...
The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts...
main deserts in California: the MojaveDesert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert.: 408 The MojaveDesert is bounded by the Tehachapi Mountains...
The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains and the MojaveDesert in San Bernardino County, California, United States...
from the MojaveDesert, unlike the southwestern Great Basin deserts adjacent with ecotones to the northern MojaveDesert. Desert ecology Desert of Maine...
Look up Mojave or Mohave in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mojave or Mohave most often refers to: MojaveDesertMojave River Mohave people Mojave language...
The Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is in Mojave, California, United States, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m). It...
dwarf-cat breeds, it is banned by many registries. The Mojave Spotted (formerly MojaveDesert Cat) is a polydactyl cat with a spotted coat. They are derived...
Mojave National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in the MojaveDesert of San Bernardino County, California, US, between Interstate...
some reluctance because so little of the snake’s range lies within the MojaveDesert. The spelling of the English name with an “h” has been advocated by...
power plants in the MojaveDesert which supply power to the electricity grid. Insolation (solar radiation) in the MojaveDesert is among the best available...
public on September 24, 2018. The operating system's name refers to the MojaveDesert, and is part of a series of California-themed names that began with...
(Stenocereus thurberi). The Sonoran Desert is clearly distinct from nearby deserts (e.g., the Great Basin, Mojave, and Chihuahuan deserts) because it...
released projects such as Eleania, Kuiper, Crush, and Reflections: MojaveDesert from the label. Shepherd's musical influences include Claude Debussy...
rattlesnake, MojaveDesert sidewinder (for C. c. cerastes), and sidewinder rattler. In the Southwestern United States, this species is found in the desert region...
Micro-organisms may also play a role in their formation. Desert varnish is also prevalent in the Mojavedesert and Great Basin geomorphic province. Stony deserts...
located at the intersection of two dirt roads in a remote part of the MojaveDesert, 12 miles (19 km) from the nearest paved road (Interstate 15 to the...
It is named after the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the MojaveDesert. Originally declared a national monument in 1936, Joshua Tree was redesignated...
draft. King was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was named after the MojaveDesert in the southwestern United States. In 2007, at the age of four, King...
Britannica. 24 May 2023. "Mapping Perennial Vegetation Cover in the MojaveDesert" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. USGS Western Geographic Science Center. 2011-06-01...
Sierra Nevada, the fertile farmlands of the Central Valley, and the arid MojaveDesert of the south are some of the major geographic features of this U.S....
Mohave or Mojave (Mojave: 'Aha Makhav) are a Native American people indigenous to the Colorado River in the MojaveDesert. The Fort Mojave Indian Reservation...
records at Black Rock Desert and Bonneville Speedway and the United States Air Force uses Rogers Dry Lake in the MojaveDesert as runways for aircraft...
the Sierra Nevada, the Transverse Ranges, the MojaveDesert, the Peninsular Ranges, and the Colorado Desert. Here, the Los Angeles Basin, the Channel Islands...
and Nevada, and northwestern Mexico. It is confined mostly to the MojaveDesert between 400 and 1,800 m (1,300 and 5,900 ft) elevation. It thrives in...
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