Tusas Mountains
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The Tusas Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, forming part of the southern Rocky Mountains and known for their high plateaus, forested slopes, and volcanic geology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tusas Mountains canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cliff
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ mountain range ⓘ national forest ⓘ volcanic dome ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Jemez Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Brazos Cliffs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Antonio Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Truchas Peaks region foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ Tusas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainage |
Rio Chama watershed
ⓘ
Rio Grande watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 2,400–3,600 meters ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
Tertiary volcanic rocks
ⓘ
basalt flows ⓘ rhyolitic domes ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Brazos Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forested slopes
ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ volcanic geology ⓘ |
| landform |
high plateau
ⓘ
mesa-like uplands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tusas Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tusas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Tusas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ northern New Mexico ⓘ southern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainSystem | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyWithin | Carson National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Juan Mountains region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
camping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| region |
northern New Mexico
ⓘ
southern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Colorado
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ |
| usedFor |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ timber harvest ⓘ |
| vegetation |
aspen forest
ⓘ
coniferous forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Española Basin