Mojave Wasteland

The  is the hottest and the second largest desert in North America, and serves as the primary setting of Fallout: New Vegas.

The Mojave occupies a significant portion of southern California, Nevada, and parts of Utah and Arizona.

Before the Great War, Las Vegas was the largest oasis of civilization in the Mojave, and New Vegas seems to maintain that reputation. 77 atomic warheads were launched at the city and surrounding areas, but due to an intricate system set in place by Mr. House, 59 were force disarmed, 21 were blasted out of the sky by a laser guided missile defense system atop the Lucky 38, and only 7 hit the the surrounding desert, resulting in the local climate and wildlife being much less radioactive, if not radiation-free, than in other places in the post-atomic United States.

Most denizens attribute the region's survival to the Chinese betting against the House - and the House never loses.

The NCR is the most powerful faction in the area, with New Vegas being on the edge of the Republic's southern borders. Other significant powers are the slavers called Caesar's Legion, a surviving pocket of Mariposa Super Mutants, called the State of Utobitha, and several crime syndicates that run casinos in New Vegas.

Vegetation
The Mojave Wasteland did not receive nearly as many nuclear attacks as other parts of the Earth, and is gifted with many healthy, green plants as a result of the lower radiation levels. Joshua trees grow in abundance, as do Mojave Yucca. The ever-present radioactive fallout has still altered some of the native life, with glowing mushrooms a common sight. Snow is also present in the area, in and around Jacobstown, so it appears that the pre-War climate was not affected as much as other areas of the Wasteland.

Appearances
The only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

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