Wahatoya

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Wahatoya is the traditional name for Colorado’s twin Spanish Peaks, a prominent pair of volcanic mountains that serve as a well-known landmark on the eastern flank of the Sangre de Cristo Range.

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Wahatoya canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographicFeature
landform
mountain
drainsInto tributaries of the Cucharas River
tributaries of the Purgatoire River
elevationOfHighestPeak_ft 13826
elevationOfHighestPeak_m 4213
elevationOfLowerPeak_ft 12470
elevationOfLowerPeak_m 3784
formedBy igneous intrusion
geologicalAge Tertiary
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Native American peoples of the region
hasNotableFeature isolated position east of main Sangre de Cristo crest
twin summits
hasOrientation north–south trending pair of peaks
hasPart East Spanish Peak
West Spanish Peak
hasProminenceAs well-known landmark
hasSpanishName Spanish Peaks
hasTraditionalNameFor Spanish Peaks
isIconicFeatureOf Huerfano County landscape
isLandmarkFor Southern Colorado
surface form: southern Colorado

travelers on the Great Plains
listedIn prominent peaks of Colorado
locatedIn Colorado
Huerfano County, Colorado NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn eastern flank of the Sangre de Cristo Range
managedBy U.S. Forest Service
mountainType laccolith
volcanic mountain
nameLanguage Native American languages
near La Veta, Colorado NERFINISHED
Walsenburg, Colorado NERFINISHED
partOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains
surface form: Sangre de Cristo Mountains region

Spanish Peaks
popularFor hiking
mountain climbing
sightseeing
protectedBy Spanish Peaks Wilderness area
surface form: Spanish Peaks Wilderness
surroundedBy radial dike system
visibleFrom eastern plains of Colorado
within San Isabel National Forest NERFINISHED

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Spanish Peaks alsoKnownAs Wahatoya
West Spanish Peak alsoKnownAs Wahatoya