HIGH DESERT

'High desert' usually refers to a desert that is above 2000 feet (600 m) in elevation. Examples of high deserts in North America include the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin Desert.
An argument can be made that the term "High Desert" is arbitrary, with no scientific meaning, other then for colloquial use. Consider that all deserts of North America encorporate vast tracts of land above 2000 feet. While it's true that habitiat, vegetation, climate, and precipitation vary by elevation in deserts, the elevation of these transition zones are different for every region. Therefore, the term "High Desert" seems arbitrary and doesn't seem significant from a scientific standpoint.
'High desert' can also mean:

★ 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 north Los Angeles County, California, north San Bernardino County, California, and Kern County, California in the United States

★ High Desert (Oregon), an area in Central Oregon, United States

★ The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, United States