Gerudo Highlands

The is a mountainous area in the Gerudo Region in.

The Gerudo Highlands surround the Gerudo Desert and isolate the area from the rest of BotW:. Its cliffs sit to the east of the Desert and its tall, snowy mountains overlook the Desert to the north. Link needs protection from the cold to navigate the northern and southeastern Highlands unharmed. Gerudo Highlands is the location where the ancient Sheikah technology was first uncovered. Nine Stone Taluses can be found throughout the Highlands.

Climates
The BotW: contain two distinct climates, "Gerudo frost" and "Gerudo plateau." The two climates are unique to the BotW:, and do not appear in other map areas.

The Gerudo frost climate is split into two sub-areas. The northern portion spans from BotW: to BotW:, with the middle bounded by the BotW: and BotW:. The canyon housing the BotW: forms a noticeable intrusion into the area.

The southern portion of the Gerudo frost climate surrounds BotW: and BotW:. Comparatively, it has a noticeable lack of NaN Wildberries and cutting BotW: can spawn NaN Hot-Footed Frogs instead of NaN Restless Crickets.

The Gerudo plateau climate is a dominant, contiguous climate. In the north, the area surrounds the base of BotW: and is split by the Gerudo frost climate. It stretches southeast to the BotW: and BotW:.