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Desierto de Sonora
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Sonoran Desert
Geography
Countries	United States and Mexico
States	List Arizona California Sonora Sinaloa Baja California
Borders on	Mojave Desert (north) Colorado Plateau (north and east) Peninsular Ranges (west)

The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert. It covers large parts of the Southwestern United States in Arizona and California. It also covers parts of Northwestern Mexico. This includes Sonora, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is the hottest desert in North America. The Sonoran Desert has an area of 280,000 square kilometers (110,000 sq mi). The western portion of the United States–Mexico border goes through the Sonoran Desert. It is the hottest desert in North America. It is known for its giant Saguaro cactuses.

Images for kids

Velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina)
Washingtonia filifera in Anza Borrego Desert State Park
The entrance to Palm Springs, California via Highway 62
Mexican goldpoppies in the Sonoran Desert National Monument
The Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona during winter.
The Sonoran Desert near Maricopa, Arizona
Sand dunes in the Gran Desierto de Altar
The Santa Catalina Mountains in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona
A US Border Patrol helicopter along El Camino Del Diablo, a historic 250-mile trail in the Sonoran Desert
Sand dunes at El Pinacate Biosphere Reserve in northwestern Sonora, Mexico
A saguaro forest in the Tucson Mountains of Arizona
A mesquite forest with the Santa Rita Mountains in the background
The Algodones Dunes in southeastern California

See also

In Spanish: Desierto de Sonora para niños

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