Raton Mountains
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The Raton Mountains are a volcanic-origin mountain range in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, forming a key segment of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and a major geographic gateway between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raton Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| ageDetail | Late Cretaceous to early Cenozoic volcanism ⓘ |
| climate | montane continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Fishers Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fishers Peak State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Raton Mesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Raton Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Amtrak Southwest Chief route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BNSF Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 25 NERFINISHED ⓘ Raton Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Southern Rocky Mountains ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsGatewayBetween |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Raton Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPass | Raton Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
historical travel route across southern Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
transportation corridor between Colorado and New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
northern New Mexico
ⓘ
southern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainSystem | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Raton Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | mouse (ratón in Spanish) ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Raton, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinidad, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sangre de Cristo Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basalt ⓘ volcanic tuff ⓘ |
| separates |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vegetation |
mixed conifer forest
ⓘ
ponderosa pine forest ⓘ |
| wildlifeHabitatFor |
black bear
ⓘ
elk ⓘ mule deer ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.