The Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja …

Sonoran Desert, arid region covering 120,000 square miles (310,800 square km) in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, U.S., and including much of the Mexican state of Baja …

The Sonoran Desert as currently defined covers approximately 100,000 square miles (260,000 sq. km.) and includes most of the southern half of Arizona, southeastern California, most of the …

The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape. The monument sits in the most biologically diverse of the North American …

Feb 2, 2024 · The Sonoran Desert is unique in many ways, including its wide range of climates and extreme weather conditions. It is considered the wettest desert in the world and has two …

May 2, 2023 · The Sonoran Desert occupies approximately 260,000 square km (100,387 square mi) of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, including the southern half of …

Considered the wettest desert in the world, the Sonoran is the only place on the planet where the saguaro cactus grows in the wild. The amount and seasonality of rainfall are considered to be …

Aug 17, 2025 · In the heart of the American Southwest and northwestern Mexico lies one of Earth's most biodiverse deserts—the Sonoran Desert. Known in Spanish as the Desierto de …

The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the Mexican …

Covering 120,000 square miles of southwestern Arizona, southeastern California, and the Mexican states of Baja and Sonora, its mountains, rivers, and canyons provide luxurious …