location
The Chihuahuan Desert is located in Mexico and the southern states of the USA. It covers the American states of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. The Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas and Nuevo Leon are within the desert's boundaries.The deserts total area is 362,600 km² . The entire area of the desert is bigger than the state of California, at an area of 423,970 km². It covers the northern most part of the Mexican Plateau. The Rio Grande river, one of the biggest rivers in the world, flows through the river. The Pecos also runs through the Chihuahuan. The northernmost city in the desert is Socorro in New Mexico.