Sierra Madre Occidental

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geographical region mountain range

The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range in western Mexico known for its rugged terrain, deep canyons, and significant biodiversity.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Sierra Madre Occidental canonical	93
Sierra Madre Occidental region	7
Sierra Madre	1
Sierra Madre Occidental (northern Mexico)	1
Sierra Madre Occidental mountain system	1
Sierra Madre Occidental mountains	1
Sierra Madre Occidental of Chihuahua and Sonora	1
Sierra Madre Occidental volcanic belt area	1
Sierra Madre Occidental volcanic plateau	1
Sierra Madre highlands	1
Sierra Madre mountain range	1
Sierra Madre mountain ranges	1
Sierra Madre mountain system	1
Sierra Occidental	1
Tarahumara Mountains	1
northwestern Sierra Madre Occidental	1
western Sierra Madre Occidental	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ mountain range ⓘ
biodiversityStatus	biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
climate	more humid climate on western slopes ⓘ semiarid climate in interior ⓘ temperate highland climate ⓘ varied climate ⓘ
contains	Copper Canyon ⓘ surface form: Barranca del Cobre Copper Canyon ⓘ Sierra Madre Occidental self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tarahumara Mountains
country	Mexico ⓘ
economicActivity	cattle ranching ⓘ logging ⓘ mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ
extendsFrom	Baja California ⓘ surface form: northwestern Mexico
extendsTo	southwestern Mexico ⓘ
fauna	Mexican gray wolf habitat ⓘ black bear habitat ⓘ cougar habitat ⓘ numerous endemic bird species ⓘ
flora	many endemic plant species ⓘ
geology	Cenozoic volcanic arc ⓘ igneous rocks ⓘ volcanic origin ⓘ
highestPoint	Cerro Mohinora ⓘ
highestPointElevation	approximately 3300 meters ⓘ
indigenousPeoples	Rarámuri ⓘ Tarahumara ⓘ Tepehuán ⓘ
knownFor	deep canyons ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ significant biodiversity ⓘ
languageOfToponym	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Mexico ⓘ surface form: western Mexico
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
nameMeaning	Western Mother Range in Spanish ⓘ
notableFeature	series of large canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon in places ⓘ
partOf	North American Cordillera ⓘ
passesThrough	Chihuahua ⓘ Durango ⓘ Jalisco ⓘ Nayarit ⓘ Sinaloa ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Zacatecas ⓘ
runsParallelTo	Pacific coast of Mexico ⓘ
separates	Mexican Plateau from Pacific coastal plain ⓘ
vegetation	coniferous forests ⓘ dry shrublands at lower elevations ⓘ pine-oak forests ⓘ

Referenced by (115)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North America → hasMajorMountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

North American Cordillera → contains → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Sierra Madre Occidental → contains → Sierra Madre Occidental self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tarahumara Mountains

Inter-American Highway → traverses → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountain ranges

Sonoran Desert → borders → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Chihuahua → hasMountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Americas → containsSubregion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Durango → hasMountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Tarahumara → locatedIn → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Cerro Mohinora → locatedIn → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Cerro Mohinora → mountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Rarámuri → primaryRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Tepehuán → primaryRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Copper Canyon → locatedIn → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Nayarit → hasMountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Zacatecas → locatedNear → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Zacatecas → locatedInGeologicProvince → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Occidental region

Western Mexico → hasGeographicFeature → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Jalisco → containsRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Occidental

Sonora → containsMountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Mexican Plateau → borderedBy → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Northern Mexico → hasPart → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Chihuahuan Desert → borderedBy → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

State of Chihuahua → hasMountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

State of Durango → traversedBy → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Taracahitic → geographicDistribution → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Cora → culturalRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

indigenous peoples of Mexico → mainRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

eastern Pacific Ocean → adjacentTo → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

America → contains → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountain system

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre → narrativeLocation → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountain range

Guarijío → geographicDistribution → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Occidental region

Basaseachic Falls → locatedIn → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Tepehuan → mountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Tepehuan → indigenousTo → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

American Cordillera → hasPart → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Pacific margin of the Americas → includesFeature → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Northern Tepehuán language → region → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century → location → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Occidental region

Tarahumara people → primaryRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Tarahumara people → climateRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre highlands

Chepe railway → traverses → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Divisadero overlook → partOf → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Cerro Mohinora Flora and Fauna Protection Area → locatedIn → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Sierra Tarahumara → partOf → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Conchos River → sourceRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Lerma River basin → collectsWaterFrom → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Rarámuri language → primaryLocation → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

Batopilas town → locatedIn → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ

subject surface form: Batopilas

Rarámuri people → primaryRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ