San Pedro Parks Wilderness
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San Pedro Parks Wilderness is a high-elevation, meadow-filled wilderness area in northern New Mexico known for its lush forests, abundant wetlands, and extensive hiking and horseback-riding trails.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Pedro Parks Wilderness canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Wilderness Area
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| accessPoint | near the town of Cuba, New Mexico ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 166.4 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 41,132 acres ⓘ |
| climate |
cool, high-elevation climate
ⓘ
relatively high precipitation for New Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
Jemez River
ⓘ
surface form:
Jemez River watershed
Rio Chama watershed ⓘ |
| elevation | generally above 9,000 feet ⓘ |
| established | 1964 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| feature |
San Pedro Parks meadows
ⓘ
abundant wetlands ⓘ alpine and subalpine meadows ⓘ lush forests ⓘ mixed conifer forests ⓘ numerous small streams and bogs ⓘ spruce-fir forests ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Wilderness Act of 1964
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Wilderness Act
|
| highestElevation | about 10,592 feet ⓘ |
| hydrology | headwaters area for several streams ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Ib ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cross-country skiing in winter
ⓘ
extensive hiking trails ⓘ horseback-riding trails ⓘ summer wildflowers ⓘ wet meadows and bogs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
ⓘ
northern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Nacimiento Mountains ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Santa Fe National Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Fe National Forest (USFS)
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| nearestCity | Cuba, New Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf | Santa Fe National Forest ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | motorized and mechanized vehicles prohibited ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
ⓘ
cross-country skiing ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ hunting (in season) ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| terrain |
high-elevation plateau
ⓘ
meadow-filled landscape ⓘ |
| trailSystemLength | over 100 miles of trails ⓘ |
| USGSMap | USGS topographic maps of the Nacimiento Mountains region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.