- High desert
High desert refers to the inland and often high elevation deserts of the
American West . Examples of high deserts in North America include theGreat Basin Desert and theMojave Desert .High desert can also mean:
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High Desert, New Mexico , a development near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
*High Desert Investment Corporation , the company that developed High Desert, New Mexico
*High Desert (California) , an area encompassing northLos Angeles County, California , northSan Bernardino County, California , andKern County, California in the United States
*High Desert (Oregon) , an area inCentral Oregon , United States
* TheHigh Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, United States
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