Is Arizona in the Southwest Region?

The American Southwest, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent parts of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

Is Arizona West Coast or Southwest?

Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, and the Oklahoma panhandle are typically considered to be the southwestern states. Meanwhile, the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington can be considered part of the Northwest or Pacific Northwest.

What state is southwest of California?

The area includes Arizona and New Mexico, as well as nearby parts of southern California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado, and western Texas. The Southwest is growing really fast, major cities in the area are Phoenix, Las Vegas, El Paso, Albuquerque and Tucson.

Which US states have deserts?

California (the High Desert); and parts of western Arizona, southern Nevada, and a small part of Utah… Cold deserts: