Copper Canyon

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canyon system geographical feature tourist destination

Copper Canyon is a vast network of deep, rugged canyons in northwestern Mexico, renowned for its dramatic landscapes, indigenous Tarahumara communities, and the scenic Chepe railway.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Barranca del Cobre 1
Copper Canyon region 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon system ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
climate varied by altitude ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
deeperThan Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ
surface form: Grand Canyon
ecosystem pine-oak forests ⓘ
semi-arid canyons ⓘ
hasPart Batopilas Canyon ⓘ
Urique Canyon ⓘ
surface form: Candameña Canyon

Chínipas Canyon ⓘ
Oteros Canyon ⓘ
Urique Canyon ⓘ
surface form: Sinforosa Canyon

Urique Canyon ⓘ
hasRailwayStation Creel station ⓘ
Divisadero station ⓘ
hasTouristCenter Batopilas town ⓘ
Creel ⓘ
Divisadero ⓘ
hasViewpoint Divisadero overlook ⓘ
highestElevation over 2400 meters ⓘ
inhabitedBy Rarámuri people ⓘ
Tarahumara people ⓘ
knownFor Chepe railway ⓘ
deep canyons ⓘ
dramatic landscapes ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
indigenous Tarahumara communities ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
scenic train journeys ⓘ
languageSpoken Rarámuri language ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
northwestern Mexico ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Chihuahua ⓘ
maximumDepth over 1800 meters ⓘ
namedAfter copper ⓘ
offersActivity hiking trails ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ
zip-lining ⓘ
partOf Sierra Tarahumara ⓘ
regionType mountainous region ⓘ
riverSystem Rio Batopilas ⓘ
Rio Fuerte ⓘ
Río Baluarte ⓘ
surface form: Rio Urique
traversedBy Chepe railway ⓘ
Chepe railway ⓘ
surface form: Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico

Referenced by (8)

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Chihuahua → contains → Copper Canyon ⓘ
Sierra Madre Occidental → contains → Copper Canyon ⓘ
Sierra Madre Occidental → contains → Copper Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barranca del Cobre
State of Chihuahua → contains → Copper Canyon ⓘ
Basaseachic Falls → locatedIn → Copper Canyon ⓘ
Tarahumara → locatedIn → Copper Canyon ⓘ
Basaseachic Falls → partOf → Copper Canyon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Copper Canyon region
Rarámuri → traditionalTerritory → Copper Canyon ⓘ