The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10, 1913.
This blending of immigrant agricultural practices with Native American traditions in the mountains and foothills of North Carolina resulted in a distinctive regional agricultural heritage.
A mountain ecosystem is first defined in terms of slope and elevation. Also, altitude and proximity to oceans help characterize the climate, making some mountains wet, some dry, and others more seasonal. There are three main altitude belts for a mountain ecosystem. The montane belt is the forested region.