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Joshua Tree
Two very distinct deserts meet in Joshua Tree. At elevations below 3000 feet, and temperatures up to 120 degrees, the Colorado Desert –– the hottest subsection of the much larger Sonoran Desert –– covers the eastern part of the park. The higher and cooler western side is in the Mojave. As you approach the park from this side, examples of its namesake dot the hills that border both sides of Park Blvd.