Is a very tall mountain in the middle of a desert hot and dry?

Climate is not my priority because I prefer to develop the culture and the languages. However, climate has a strong influence in the culture, so I need to know the basics.

So, I have a country located between the equator and the 20° parallel. According to what I have been reading on internet, that means that it's a desert. However, in this country there's a huge mountain range and I don't know how this affects its climate.

I suppose that the mountain will be cold, but I don't know how cold and how does snow "work" in this case.

The following map (generated with this) represents the part of the world I'm interested in:

I'm interested in the red circle, but specially in the red dot which will most probably be the capital city of the country.

Assume an Earth-like planet (and please don't mind the river physics, I still have to edit things).

If you need me to give more details, just ask.

posted almost 7 years ago

NeoMahler‭

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