Huachuca Mountains foothills
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The Huachuca Mountains foothills are the lower, gently sloping regions on the eastern side of the Huachuca Mountains in southeastern Arizona, characterized by semi-arid grasslands and oak woodlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huachuca Mountains foothills canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foothills
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
San Pedro River Valley
ⓘ
higher montane forests of the Huachuca Mountains ⓘ |
| biome | semi-arid grassland ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
San Pedro River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
San Pedro River basin
|
| ecologicalFunction | wildlife corridor between low desert and high-elevation forests ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Apache Highlands ecoregion
ⓘ
Madrean Archipelago ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo | lower than the main crest of the Huachuca Mountains ⓘ |
| fireRegime | periodic wildfires ⓘ |
| formsEcotoneBetween | Chihuahuan Desert grasslands and montane oak-pine forests ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
desert mule deer
ⓘ
grassland bird species ⓘ javelina ⓘ oak woodland bird species ⓘ various reptile species ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterest | yes ⓘ |
| landUse |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cochise County, Arizona
ⓘ
southeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | eastern side of the Huachuca Mountains ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Huachuca Mountains ⓘ |
| near |
Mexican border
ⓘ
Sierra Vista, Arizona ⓘ |
| partOf | Huachuca Mountains ⓘ |
| region | Madrean Sky Islands region ⓘ |
| soilType | rocky, well-drained soils ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
monsoon thunderstorms in summer
ⓘ
winter frontal storms ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Mountain Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain Standard Time
|
| topography | gently sloping terrain ⓘ |
| typicalGrassGenera |
Aristida
ⓘ
Bouteloua ⓘ |
| typicalVegetationGenus | Quercus (oak) ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
oak woodlands
ⓘ
savanna-like grassland-oak mosaic ⓘ semi-arid grasslands ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.