Baja California Peninsula ranges

E6096

mountain range system physiographic region

The Baja California Peninsula ranges are a series of mountain chains running along Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, forming part of the larger North American Cordillera system.

Aliases (2)

Picacho del Diablo ×2
Sierra de San Pedro Mártir ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range system → physiographic region →
borderedBy	Gulf of California → Pacific Ocean →
climate	arid to semi-arid at low elevations → temperate to cool at higher elevations →
contains	National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico) → Sierra de Juárez → Sierra de San Borja → Sierra de San Francisco → Sierra de San Javier → Sierra de San Luis → Sierra de San Pedro Mártir → Sierra de la Asamblea → Sierra de la Giganta → Sierra de la Laguna → Sierra de la Victoria →
containsPeak	Picacho del Diablo →
country	Mexico →
creates	rain shadow effects →
ecoregion	Baja California desert → California chaparral and woodlands → Sierra de la Laguna dry forests → Sierra de la Laguna pine–oak forests →
elevation	approximately 3096 m →
extendsThrough	Baja California → Baja California Sur →
formedDuring	Cenozoic era →
geologicalSetting	Pacific–North American plate boundary region →
geology	Cenozoic volcanic rocks → metamorphic basement rocks → primarily granitic rocks →
geomorphology	fault-block mountains →
habitatFor	bighorn sheep populations → endemic plant species → endemic reptile species →
highestPointIn	Sierra de San Pedro Mártir →
influences	Baja California Peninsula climate →
locatedIn	North America → Sierra de San Pedro Mártir →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Baja California Peninsula → North American Cordillera →
separates	Pacific coastal plain from interior desert basins →
usedFor	astronomical observation sites → ecotourism → grazing → hiking →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
North American Cordillera →	contains