Valles Caldera

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geologic formation protected area volcanic caldera

Valles Caldera is a large volcanic caldera in northern New Mexico known for its expansive grassland valleys, geothermal features, and rich geological and ecological significance.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Valles Caldera National Preserve	12
Valles Caldera canonical	8
Jemez volcanic field	2
Jemez Mountains volcanic field	1
Valles Caldera National Preserve (adjacent/partly surrounded)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologic formation ⓘ protected area ⓘ volcanic caldera ⓘ
climate	high-elevation continental climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
county	Sandoval County, New Mexico ⓘ surface form: Sandoval County
elevationClass	high plateau ⓘ
formedBy	collapse of a large volcano ⓘ
hasAccessibility	open to the public with managed access ⓘ
hasAge	Quaternary ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Native Americans ⓘ surface form: Native American communities
hasEcologicalSignificance	high ⓘ
hasEcosystem	coniferous forest ⓘ montane grassland ⓘ
hasFeature	expansive grassland valleys ⓘ forested rim ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ geothermal features ⓘ hot springs ⓘ meadows ⓘ rhyolitic lava domes ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin	volcanic activity ⓘ
hasGeologicalSignificance	high ⓘ
hasGeologicalType	resurgent caldera ⓘ
hasHydrologyFeature	headwaters of several streams ⓘ
hasLandCover	forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ
hasLandUseHistory	logging ⓘ ranching ⓘ
knownFor	geothermal activity ⓘ research in geology and ecology ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ
locatedIn	Jemez Mountains region ⓘ surface form: Jemez Mountains United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States northern New Mexico ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
near	Los Alamos, New Mexico ⓘ surface form: Los Alamos Santa Fe ⓘ
partOf	Jemez volcanic field ⓘ Valles Caldera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Valles Caldera National Preserve
protectedAs	national preserve ⓘ
state	New Mexico ⓘ
usedFor	grazing (historically) ⓘ hiking ⓘ recreation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
volcanicField	Jemez volcanic field ⓘ