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The Chihuahuan Desert - Plants, Animals, and Climate PowerPoint

Chihuahuan Desert: View from atop a Madrean Sky Island. During my recent Southwest U.S spring teaching tour I had a little bit of downtime after my Phoenix/Tucson classes so I took the opportunity to re-visit/explore the Chiricahua Mountains of Southeast Arizona. The highest peak standing at 9,759' rises approximately 6,000' above the surrounding northwest extension of the VAST Chihuahuan Desert. The Madrean Sky Islands (aka: the Madrean Archipelago) are a series of isolated Sonoran/Chihuahuan D