Wet Mountains

E112098

mountain mountain range national forest

The Wet Mountains are a small, rugged mountain range in south-central Colorado, known for their forested slopes, scenic vistas, and proximity to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Wet Mountains canonical	10
Wet Mountains region	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain ⓘ mountain range ⓘ national forest ⓘ
climate	montane ⓘ subalpine at higher elevations ⓘ
contains	parts of the Wet Mountains ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
county	Custer County ⓘ Fremont County ⓘ Huerfano County, Colorado ⓘ surface form: Huerfano County Pueblo County, Colorado ⓘ surface form: Pueblo County
drainage	Arkansas River region ⓘ surface form: Arkansas River basin Huerfano River ⓘ surface form: Huerfano River basin
ecosystem	montane forest ecosystem ⓘ subalpine forest ecosystem ⓘ
elevation	approximately 12400 feet ⓘ approximately 3780 meters ⓘ
feature	gentler western slopes toward Wet Mountain Valley ⓘ steep eastern escarpment above the Great Plains ⓘ
geology	Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	San Isabel National Forest ⓘ
highestPoint	Greenhorn Mountain ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ Southern Colorado ⓘ surface form: south-central Colorado
locatedNear	Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
mountainRangeType	small mountain range ⓘ
nameEtymology	likely derived from frequent summer thunderstorms and snow ⓘ
nearestCity	Pueblo, Colorado, United States ⓘ surface form: Pueblo, Colorado
nearestTown	Rye, Colorado ⓘ Westcliffe, Colorado ⓘ
notableFor	forested slopes ⓘ scenic vistas ⓘ
orientation	generally north–south ⓘ
partOf	Southern Rocky Mountains ⓘ Wet Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
recreation	camping ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ
region	Front Range Urban Corridor vicinity ⓘ
separates	Arkansas Valley, Colorado ⓘ surface form: Arkansas River Valley Wet Mountain Valley ⓘ
terrain	rugged ⓘ
vegetation	coniferous forests ⓘ mixed conifer-aspen forests ⓘ
viewOf	Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the west ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Colorado → hasMountainRange → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Rye, Colorado → region → Wet Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wet Mountains region

Beulah Valley, Colorado → mountainRange → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Wet Mountain Valley → borderedBy → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Colorado State Highway 96 → hasScenicViewsOf → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Wet Mountains → partOf → Wet Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Greenhorn Mountain

Colorado State Highway 165 → locatedIn → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Colorado State Highway 165 → passesThrough → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Southern Rocky Mountains → contains → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness → locatedInMountainRange → Wet Mountains ⓘ

Greenhorn Mountains → near → Wet Mountains ⓘ