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Palm Desert is a city in the Coachella Valley region of Riverside County, California. The city is located in the Colorado Desert arm of the Sonoran Desert , about 14 miles (23 km) east of Palm Springs , 121 miles (195 km) northeast of San Diego and 122 miles (196 km) east of Los Angeles .
Desert Palms is a census-designated place in the Coachella Valley of eastern Riverside County, southern California. [2] A gated 55+ senior living community, Sun City Palm Desert, comprises the majority of the included area.
Thermal has a desert climate (BWh according to the Köppen climate classification). High mountain ranges on three sides contribute to its unique and year-round warm climate, with some of the warmest winters west of the Rocky Mountains. Its average annual high temperature is 88.7 °F (31.5 °C) and its average annual low is 56.3 °F (13.5 °C).
The Coachella Valley (/ k oʊ ˈ tʃ ɛ l ə, ˌ k oʊ. ə-/ koh-CHEL-ə, KOH-ə-) [1] is an arid rift valley in the Colorado Desert of Southern California in Riverside County.The valley has been referred to as Greater Palm Springs and occasionally the Palm Springs Area [2] due to the historic prominence of the city of Palm Springs.
Palm Springs (Cahuilla: Séc-he) [5] [6] is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley.The city covers approximately 94 square miles (240 km 2), making it the largest city in Riverside County by land area.
The climate of California varies widely from hot desert to alpine tundra, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the Pacific Coast. California 's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate , with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter.
Joshua Tree National Park is a US National Park located in southeastern California, straddling north-central Riverside County and part of southern San Bernardino County. Named after the endemic Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia ), found in the park and surrounding areas, Joshua Tree is situated some 130 miles (211 km) east of the city of Los ...
There are three main deserts in California: the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert. [5]: 408 The Mojave Desert is bounded by the Tehachapi Mountains on the northwest, the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains on the south, and extends eastward to California's borders with Arizona and Nevada; it also forms portions of northwest Arizona.