Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are a rugged subrange of the Rocky Mountains known for their dramatic peaks, alpine scenery, and extensive wilderness areas spanning southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
All labels observed (12)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
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mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain range ⓘ national park ⓘ subrange of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| climate | alpine ⓘ |
| contains |
Crestone Needle
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Crestone Peak ⓘ Culebra Peak ⓘ Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ Kit Carson Peak ⓘ Pecos Wilderness ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Wilderness ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| drainage |
Arkansas River region
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surface form:
Arkansas River basin
Rio Grande basin ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4372 meters ⓘ |
| extendsFrom |
Southern Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Colorado
|
| extendsTo | northern New Mexico ⓘ |
| geology | fault-block range ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine lakes
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glacial cirques ⓘ steep eastern escarpment ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Blanca Peak ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine scenery
ⓘ
rugged peaks ⓘ wilderness areas ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedAt | western base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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New Mexico ⓘ North America ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nameMeaning | Blood of Christ Mountains ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
backpacking
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hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| orogeny | Laramide orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| passes |
La Veta Pass
ⓘ
Poncha Pass ⓘ Sangre de Cristo Pass ⓘ |
| primaryRockType |
Precambrian metamorphic rock
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igneous intrusions ⓘ |
| state |
Colorado
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ |
| vegetationZones |
alpine tundra
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montane forests ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Sangre de Cristo Range
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Sangre de Cristo Range (regionally nearby)
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains region
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Taos, New Mexico
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Sangre de Cristo Range
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Sangre de Cristo Range
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Sangre de Cristo foothills
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Sangre de Cristo range
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains region
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Sangre de Cristo uplift
subject surface form:
Blanca Peak
subject surface form:
Crestone Peak
subject surface form:
Culebra Peak
subject surface form:
Crestone Needle
subject surface form:
Kit Carson Peak
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Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
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Pecos Wilderness
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Sangre de Cristo Range
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains region
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Mountains of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
subject surface form:
Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes)
this entity surface form:
Sangre de Cristo Range
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Sangre de Cristo Range