The Tehachapi and San Gabriel Mountains bound the Western tip of this desert, comprising the Antelope Valley.
Ghost towns in this desert include Kelso, formerly known as "the town without television," and the abandoned silver mining town Calico. The name of this desert is derived from the endonym of a native tribe which means "beside the water." The Tehachapi and San Gabriel Mountains bound the Western tip of this desert, comprising the Antelope Valley. A namesake river flows into this desert from the San Bernardino mountains to the south, and the Joshua Tree is endemic to this desert. For 10 points, name this driest desert of North America, lying in southern Nevada and California, in which Las Vegas and Death Valley are located.
Ghost towns in this desert include Kelso, formerly known as "the town without television," and the abandoned silver mining town Calico.
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