It receives about four to eleven inches of snowfall each year which accounts for most of its annual precipitation.
It receives about four to eleven inches of snowfall each year which accounts for most of its annual precipitation. Most of its plant life consists of sage brush although plant life is impossible in some locations because of the high salt concentration in the soil, a consequence of its endorheic watershed. It encompasses locations such as the gold and gypsum-rich Black Rock Desert, Diamond Valley, Pyramid Lake, and the Great Salt Lake. It is bordered by the Sierra and Cascade Mountains on the West and the Rocky Mountains on the East. Unlike most other types of this geographic feature, it is generally cold due to its northerly location and high altitude. FTP, name this largest desert area in North America, which does not drain into the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Oceans.
It receives about four to eleven inches of snowfall each year which accounts for most of its annual precipitation.
{Great Basin}