Diablo Range

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county park mountain mountain pass mountain range municipal park state park

Diablo Range is a long, rugged mountain range in central California known for its chaparral-covered hills, diverse wildlife, and role as a natural barrier between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley.

Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Mount Diablo	3	0
Mount Hamilton	3	0
Altamont Pass	2	0
Alum Rock Park	2	0
Henry W. Coe State Park	2	0
Joseph D. Grant County Park	2	0
Pacheco Pass	2	0
Diablo Range subregion	0	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county park → mountain → mountain → mountain pass → mountain pass → mountain range → municipal park → state park →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
contains	Alum Rock Park → Henry W. Coe State Park → Joseph D. Grant County Park → Mount Diablo →
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
ecoregion	California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion → surface form: California chaparral and woodlands
elevation	about 1173 meters → about 1329 meters →
forms	eastern boundary of the San Francisco Bay Area → eastern boundary of the Santa Clara Valley →
geology	primarily sedimentary rocks →
hasHighestPoint	Mount Hamilton →
knownFor	chaparral-covered hills → diverse wildlife → rugged terrain →
length	about 290 miles →
locatedIn	California, United States → surface form: California Central California → Diablo Range self-linksurface differs → Diablo Range self-linksurface differs → Diablo Range self-linksurface differs → Diablo Range self-linksurface differs → Diablo Range self-linksurface differs → Diablo Range self-linksurface differs → Diablo Range self-linksurface differs →
nearbyCity	Gilroy → Livermore → San Jose →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Coastal Ranges → surface form: California Coast Ranges
passes	Altamont Pass → Diablo Range Passes used by Interstate 580 and other highways → Pacheco Pass →
role	natural barrier between coastal and interior climates →
separates	Central Valley → San Francisco Bay Area →
vegetation	chaparral → grassland → oak woodland →
wildlife	San Joaquin kit fox → golden eagle → mountain lion → tule elk →