The Great Basin is a large desert area east of the Sierra Nevadas, covering eastern California and much of Nevada.
The Mojave Desert occupies an area south and east of the Sierras, covering eastern Califonia and southern Nevada (photos by Nate Nealley, an educator from northern California).
The Cascade Mountains extend from northern California, through Oregon and Washington, and into British Columbia.
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