What is the name of the large desert that runs across north america

I think it may be the Great Basin Desert.

Donovan desert
That's what I got

Sequoia national park  /  inyo national forest, california, u.s. mount whitney is the tallest mountain in california, as well as the highest summit in the contiguous united states and thesierra nevada—with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).

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