Taos Plateau
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Taos Plateau is a high-elevation volcanic plain in northern New Mexico characterized by extensive lava flows, broad sagebrush-covered flats, and views of the surrounding Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
landform ⓘ volcanic plateau ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
San Luis Valley (to the north)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Mountains (to the east) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tusas Mountains (to the west) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Sangre de Cristo Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Rio Grande Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taos Plateau volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantVegetation | big sagebrush ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Neogene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Taos Plateau volcanic field region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAverageElevation | high elevation plain ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature | extensive lava flows ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalOrigin | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
ephemeral streams
ⓘ
springs ⓘ |
| hasLandCover | broad sagebrush-covered flats ⓘ |
| hasLandManager | U.S. Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
deeply incised canyons
ⓘ
open grasslands ⓘ sagebrush flats ⓘ |
| hasPhysiographicCharacter | high-elevation volcanic plain ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Rio Grande del Norte National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
basalt
ⓘ
rhyolite ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | volcanic-derived soils ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
broad plains
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ volcanic cones ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType | sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Sangre de Cristo Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNorthOf | Taos, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWithin |
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taos County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northern New Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rio Grande Rift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Rocky Mountains physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
elk
ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ sagebrush-obligate birds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.