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Pages in category "Deserts of Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chihuahuan Desert; T.
Photo by Ansel Adams, c.1941 Mustangs run across a Sagebrush steppe, Tule Valley, Utah View of Indian Wells Valley, part of the Mojave (high) desert near Ridgecrest, California Guadalupe Mountains in Texas 2006. This list of North American deserts identifies areas of the continent that receive less than 10 in (250 mm) annual precipitation. The ...
The average annual temperature in the desert varies from about 13 to 22 °C (55 to 72 °F), depending on elevation and latitude. The mean annual precipitation for the Chihuahuan Desert is 235 mm (9.3 in) with a range of approximately 150–400 mm (6–16 in), although it receives more precipitation than most other warm desert ecoregions. [3]
The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above 50,000 km 2 (19,300 sq mi). Some of Earth 's biggest non-polar deserts
Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far West Texas, United States, between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park, at an elevation of 4685 feet. It is the county seat of Presidio County. The city was founded in the early 1880s as a water stop. The population of Marfa peaked in the 1930s and as of the 2020 United ...
This is a list of deserts sorted by the region of the world in which the desert is located. Africa. Namib Desert. ... Al Khatim Desert – a desert near Abu Dhabi;
West Texas is often subdivided according to distinct physiographic features. The portion of West Texas that lies west of the Pecos River is often called "Far West Texas" or the "Trans-Pecos", a term introduced in 1887 by geologist Robert T. Hill. [4] The Trans-Pecos lies within the Chihuahuan Desert and is the aridest part of the state.