San Gorgonio Pass region
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The San Gorgonio Pass region is a major low-elevation corridor in Southern California between the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains, known for its strong winds, wind farms, and role as a key transportation route.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Pass area | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
San Andreas Fault
ⓘ
surface form:
San Andreas Fault system
|
| biomeTransition | transition between Mediterranean and desert climates ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| connects |
Coachella Valley
ⓘ
Los Angeles Basin ⓘ |
| contains |
Desert Hot Springs wind farms
ⓘ
San Gorgonio Pass wind farm ⓘ
surface form:
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
renewable energy production
ⓘ
transportation and logistics ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 790 meters ⓘ |
| energyInfrastructure | high-voltage transmission lines ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | tectonic pass ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | between Peninsular Ranges and Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Mount San Gorgonio
ⓘ
Mount San Jacinto ⓘ |
| historicalUse | travel route between coastal and desert regions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strong winds
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ wind farms ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Riverside County, California
NERFINISHED
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San Bernardino County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Mount San Gorgonio ⓘ |
| near |
Banning, California
ⓘ
Beaumont, California ⓘ Cabazon, California ⓘ Palm Springs, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Palm Springs, California
|
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Los Angeles Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Los Angeles region
Inland Empire ⓘ San Gorgonio Pass region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
San Gorgonio Pass area
|
| role |
gateway between coastal Southern California and interior deserts
ⓘ
gateway to the Colorado Desert ⓘ |
| separates |
San Bernardino Mountains
ⓘ
San Jacinto Mountains ⓘ |
| topographicType | low-elevation corridor ⓘ |
| transportationImportance | major east–west route between Southern California and Arizona ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Interstate 10
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ historic U.S. Route 99 ⓘ |
| windEnergyDevelopment | major wind energy production area ⓘ |
| windPattern | frequent strong westerly winds ⓘ |
| windResource | one of the windiest areas in California ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
San Gorgonio Pass area