Originally Posted by
Wanderer
I thought the high desert was between 5000-7000 feet????
It's pretty vaguely defined, but Wikipedia says it's above ~2,000 ft msl.
High Desert | Wikipedia
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
High deserts are inland high-elevation (commonly 2,000 feet (610 m) or more above sea level) deserts of the western United States, the Middle East, and other parts of the world. Examples of high deserts in North America include the Great Basin Desert and the Mojave Desert.