San Juan Mountains

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mountain range subrange of the Rocky Mountains

The San Juan Mountains are a rugged, high-altitude subrange of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado, known for their dramatic peaks, historic mining towns, and popular outdoor recreation.

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Statements (58)
Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range →
subrange of the Rocky Mountains →
climate alpine →
contains Alpine Loop Backcountry Byway →
Chicago Basin →
Durango →
El Diente Peak →
Handies Peak →
La Garita Wilderness →
Lake City →
Lizard Head Wilderness →
Million Dollar Highway →
Mount Sneffels →
Mount Wilson →
Ouray →
Pagosa Springs →
Redcloud Peak →
Rio Grande National Forest →
San Juan National Forest →
San Juan Skyway →
San Luis Peak →
Silverton →
Sunshine Peak →
Telluride →
Uncompahgre National Forest →
Uncompahgre Peak →
Weminuche Wilderness →
Wetterhorn Peak →
Wilson Peak →
country United States →
drainage Gunnison River →
Rio Grande →
San Juan River →
elevation about 14321 feet →
geology extensive volcanic caldera complexes →
volcanic origin →
highestPoint Uncompahgre Peak →
historicallyKnownFor gold mining →
hard‑rock mining →
silver mining →
knownFor dramatic peaks →
high elevation →
historic mining towns →
outdoor recreation →
rugged terrain →
scenic beauty →
locatedIn Colorado →
southwestern Colorado →
partOf Rocky Mountains →
popularFor backpacking →
hiking →
jeeping →
mountain biking →
mountaineering →
off‑road driving →
skiing →
wildlife viewing →
state Colorado →
Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colorado fourteeners →
Telluride Film Festival →
region
Rocky Mountains →
contains
Telluride, Colorado →
locatedIn
Mesa Verde National Park ("San Juan Mountains region of the Rocky Mountains") →
locatedInMountainRange
Rio Grande →
sourceLocation
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