What’s the difference between high desert and high country" Both exist at higher altitudes, and, uh, one is a desert, while the other could just be country that’s high up. Okay, so we actually don’t know the answer to that one, but we do know what sets the new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Desert apart from another, similarly named Silverado, the High Country. The Silverado High Desert is a special-edition package that can be applied to several Silverado trim levels, including the High Country, and it includes Avalanche-like sail panels/a pseudo roll bar behind the cab.

The Avalanche we’re referring to is not an actual avalanche, but the defunct Chevy pickup that was carved out of GM’s full-size SUV and was killed after the 2012 model year. The Avalanche featured a pair of plastic buttresses that ran from the top of the rear window down to the top of the pickup bed, a flourish reproduced faithfully on the High Desert.
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The rest of the High Desert package is cribbed from a concept truck by the same name that Chevrolet displayed at the 2014 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Its chief feature is a clever trunk-like compartment built into the bed. Essentially a reconfigurable, drop-in plastic hold, the storage compartment is fitted over the bed and incorporates a tonneau cover....