Mojave Desert

American  

Or Mohave Desert

noun

1. a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).

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Mojave Desert British  

noun

1. a desert in S California, south of the Sierra Nevada: part of the Great Basin. Area: 38 850 sq km (15 000 sq miles)

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Mojave Desert Cultural  

1. Area of low, barren mountains and flat valleys in southern California.

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Location of Death Valley National Monument.

Lowest point in the United States.

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Mojave Desert

The plant is located in Earp, Calif., in the Mojave Desert south of Needles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

“It’s a little bit semantic sometimes, like I know some people consider Ridgecrest a doublet, and some people don’t,” Lozos said, referring to the 2019 earthquake sequence that shook up L.A. from the Mojave Desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The spaceship traveled a little more than 62 miles above California’s Mojave Desert, as thousands of people watched from the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

St. George, Utah, in the Mojave Desert has piqued travelers’ interests as Expedia recorded a 125% uptick in searches for the destination compared with last year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

That night the two of them drifted like smoke through the twin towns of Beaumont and Banning, and the rising of the sun found them in the Mojave Desert.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty