La Garita Mountains
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The La Garita Mountains are a rugged subrange of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains in the Rocky Mountains, known for their volcanic geology and several high peaks including San Luis Peak.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Luis Peak | 0 |
| La Garita Wilderness | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
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mountain range ⓘ subrange of the San Juan Mountains ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Baldy Alto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunnison National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ La Garita Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Organ Mountain (Colorado) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Grande National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
Arkansas River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio Grande River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
14022 ft
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4275 m ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Oligocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | La Garita Caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | La Garita Caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | San Luis Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rugged terrain
ⓘ
volcanic geology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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Colorado ⓘ Hinsdale County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ La Garita Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Mineral County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Grande County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Saguache County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| mountainRange | La Garita Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRangeType | volcanic mountains ⓘ |
| mountainType | fourteener ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Creede, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saguache, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rocky Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
backpacking
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hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| protectedAreaWithin | La Garita Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType |
ignimbrite
ⓘ
volcanic rock ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Colorado Trail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Continental Divide Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.