Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁( 1 9 1 4 ), ▁ 2 nd ▁class ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Mer it ▁Cross ▁( B av aria ) ▁Category : SS - O berg ru ppen führ er ▁Category : St urm ab teilung ▁officers ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁by ▁as phy xi ation ▁Category : Th ule ▁Society ▁members <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Haut es ▁Pla ines ▁( High ▁Pla ins ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Haut s ▁Pl ate aux , ▁is ▁a ▁ste ppe - like ▁natural ▁region ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Mountains ▁in ▁northern ▁Al ger ia . ▁It ▁st ret ches ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁in ▁an ▁east ▁n ortheast ▁– ▁west ▁south west ▁direction ▁from ▁n ort he astern ▁Mor oc co ▁to ▁the ▁A ures . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁plate au ▁area ▁consisting ▁of ▁und ulating , ▁ste ppe - like ▁all uv ial ▁pla ins ▁lying ▁between ▁the ▁Tell ▁and ▁Sah aran ▁Atlas ▁ranges . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Haut es ▁Pla ines ▁region ▁aver ages ▁between ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁m ▁in ▁elev ation ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁dro pping ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁climate ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁very ▁dry ▁sum mers ▁and ▁cold ▁winter s . ▁Gener ally ▁the ▁climate ▁is ▁so ▁dry ▁that ▁these ▁pla ins ▁are ▁sometimes ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sah ara . ▁ ▁The ▁plate au ▁area