Colorado Desert

The Colorado or “low” desert is a westward extension of the Sonoran Desert. This is a sub-tropical desert with very high summer temperatures, a nearly frost-free winter and a hyper-arid climate year round. Nonetheless, the Colorado Desert is host to an amazing array of flora and fauna as well as an ever expanding human footprint.

Colorad o River

Looking back towards California from the Arizona side.

Desert Agriculture

With a nearly frost-free climate, areas of the Colorado Desert can produce fresh vegetables year round.

Mud Volcanoes

Boiling mud pots and mud volcanoes fume and bubble near the southern end of the Salton Sea

Geomorphology

Residing near the San Andreas Fault, the Mecca Hills contain many fascinating geologic and geomorphic formations.

Mud Volcanoes

The Salton Trough is an area where tectonic plates are pulling apart. As a result, the floor of the valley is dropping and the crust is thin here, allowing geothermal phenomena like boiling mud pots and mud volcanoes to emerge.

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