A bajada consists of a series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front. These fan-shaped deposits form by the deposition of sediment within a stream onto flat land at the base of a mountain. [1]

bajada, broad slope of debris spread along the lower slopes of mountains by descending streams, usually found in arid or semiarid climates; the term was adopted because of its use in the U.S. Southwest. A bajada is often formed by the coalescing of several alluvial fans.

Southwest : a steep curved descending road or trail. : a broad alluvial slope extending from the base of a mountain range out into a basin and formed by coalescence of separate alluvial fans.

Apr 25, 2017 · Bajada is a Spanish word which is often used to describe a landscape or geomorphology and mean inclination or descent. Bajada is common in a dry climate such as the Southwestern US where the flash floods deposit alluvium over time to form series of alluvial fans that coalesce to form the Bajada.

Bajada or La Bajada are derived from Spanish, meaning "the descent", and may refer to:

Geographical Range: Concentrated on the Colorado Plateau, but found in eastern Arizona, most of New Mexico, southern Utah, southwestern Colorado, and into northern Mexico. Date Range: 8000 (?) – 5000 B.P.

Bajada (Spanish: slope), also spelled as bahada, consists of a series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front. Such fan-shaped deposits are formed by the deposition of sediments within a stream resting on the flat land at the base of the mountain.

Lower slopes of mountains characterized by loose sediment and poor soil development. ...Cedar Wash cuts through a joshua tree covered landscape of a broad alluvial apron (a bajada) grading down slope from the Providence Mountains (left) to the ...

Feb 6, 2024 · Hike in the bajada nature loop trail in Joshua Tree National Park.

Oct 31, 2017 · Bajada is a continuous, gently sloping fringe of angular scree, coarse and gravel sand around the margins of an inland basin, or along the mountain range base, in a semi-arid region.