Nevada desert
Silver State aridlands
The Nevada desert refers broadly to the arid, sparsely vegetated landscape covering much of Nevada, including portions of the Mojave and Great Basin deserts.
The terrain is characterized by sagebrush, Joshua trees, dry lake beds, and mountain ranges.
They drove for hours through the Nevada desert without seeing another car.
The phrase often evokes isolation, extreme heat, and the stark beauty of the American Southwest.
- cactusSpiny desert plant
- arid climatePersistently dry weather pattern
- Joshua treesSpiny Mojave yuccas
- Great BasinClosed hydrological region, American West
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
salt flats · dry lake bed · ghost towns · Area 51 · Mojave · indigenous tribes · kangaroo rat · mining towns · silver mining · sagebrush · sand dunes · Burning Man · starry skies · off-road trails · playa · roadrunner · wild mustangs · volcanic formations
Nevada deserttropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
Amazon rainforest · swamp · wetland · bayou · Everglades
Nevada desertdense forest
Closely packed woodland
jungle · old-growth forest · redwood forest · woodland · Black Forest