Black Mountains
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The Black Mountains are a rugged, dark-hued mountain range in Death Valley National Park, California, known for their stark desert landscapes and dramatic relief.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Mountains canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ viewpoint ⓘ |
| access | primarily by park roads and hiking routes ⓘ |
| borderOf | Death Valley ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Death Valley National Park (partial)
ⓘ
surface form:
Badwater Basin overlook areas
Dante's View vicinity ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| elevationCharacteristic | high local relief above valley floor ⓘ |
| forms | eastern wall of Death Valley ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
extensional tectonic regime
ⓘ
normal-fault-bounded range ⓘ |
| geology |
metamorphosed sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
predominantly volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Badwater Basin
ⓘ
Panamint Range ⓘ |
| hazard |
extreme summer heat
ⓘ
flash flooding in canyons ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Smith Mountain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dark-hued rocks
ⓘ
dramatic relief ⓘ rugged topography ⓘ stark desert landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Black Mountains (Death Valley)
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Death Valley National Park (partial) ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley National Park
Inyo County, California ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Black Mountains (Death Valley) ⓘ |
| managementBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| mountainRangeType | desert mountain range ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for dark-colored rocks ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Death Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley region
|
| protectedArea |
Death Valley National Park (partial)
ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley National Park
|
| relativeLocation |
east of Death Valley floor
ⓘ
south of Funeral Mountains ⓘ west of Greenwater Range ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
deeply incised canyons
ⓘ
steep alluvial-fan fronts ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular for geology observation
ⓘ
popular for scenic vistas ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse desert scrub ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.