Needle Mountains
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The Needle Mountains are a rugged subrange of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, known for their dramatic granite peaks and popular backpacking and climbing routes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
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subrange of the San Juan Mountains ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPeak |
Animas Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graystone Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagged Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Knife Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Monitor Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Eolus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Silex NERFINISHED ⓘ Peak Six NERFINISHED ⓘ Pigeon Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Storm King Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunlight Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Needles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Watchtower NERFINISHED ⓘ Turret Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Windom Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsValley |
Chicago Basin
NERFINISHED
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Noname Creek drainage ⓘ Ruby Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestal Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainedBy |
Animas River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Pinos River NERFINISHED ⓘ Vallecito Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | granite ⓘ |
| hasNotableRoute |
Chicago Basin approach to Mount Eolus, Sunlight Peak, and Windom Peak
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Noname Creek approach to Jagged Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruby Basin climbing routes on Pigeon Peak and Turret Peak ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Eolus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backpacking routes
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dramatic granite peaks ⓘ mountaineering routes ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ technical alpine climbing ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainSystem |
Rocky Mountains
NERFINISHED
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San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Colorado ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Durango, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Silverton, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea |
San Juan National Forest
NERFINISHED
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Weminuche Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
alpine climbing
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backpacking ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ scrambling ⓘ |
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