San Bernardino Mountains foothills
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The San Bernardino Mountains foothills are the lower-elevation slopes at the base of Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains, forming a transitional zone between the high peaks and the surrounding desert and valley regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
foothill region
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physiographic region → |
| border |
Coachella Valley
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Inland Empire → Mojave Desert → San Bernardino Valley → |
| climate |
Mediterranean-influenced semi-arid climate
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| ecologicalRole |
transition zone between montane forests and lowland deserts and valleys
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| ecoregion |
California chaparral and woodlands
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| elevationRange |
approximately 1,500 to 4,000 feet above sea level
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| fauna |
California quail (Callipepla californica)
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coyote (Canis latrans) → mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) → various rattlesnake species → |
| flora |
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
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black sage (Salvia mellifera) → chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) → scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia) → |
| function |
forms a topographic and ecological boundary between high peaks and surrounding lowlands
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| geologicalType |
alluvial fans
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bedrock outcrops → colluvial slopes → |
| hydrology |
contains ephemeral streams and washes
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source area for alluvial fans feeding adjacent valleys → |
| landUse |
grazing in some portions
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low-density residential development in some areas → recreation and hiking → |
| locatedIn |
Riverside County, California
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San Bernardino County, California → Southern California → |
| mountainRange |
San Bernardino Mountains
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| near |
Lytle Creek area
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San Gorgonio Pass region → city of Highland, California → city of Redlands, California → city of San Bernardino, California → city of Yucaipa, California → community of Devore, California → community of Mentone, California → |
| partOf |
San Bernardino Mountains
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| risk |
high wildfire hazard
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susceptible to debris flows and flash flooding → |
| vegetationType |
chaparral
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coastal sage scrub → oak woodland patches → pinyon-juniper woodland at higher foothill elevations → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Mojave Desert
("San Bernardino Mountains")
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borderedBy |
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Mojave Desert
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contains |