Western Cordillera of the Andes

E672776

Andean cordillera mountain range

The Western Cordillera of the Andes is the westernmost of Colombia’s three Andean mountain ranges, characterized by steep, rugged terrain and significant influence on the region’s climate and river systems.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
western Cordillera of the Andes	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Andean cordillera ⓘ mountain range ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cordillera Occidental de Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera Occidental de los Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
biogeographicalRole	corridor for Andean biodiversity in western Colombia ⓘ
boundedBy	Cauca River valley to the east ⓘ Pacific coastal lowlands to the west ⓘ
climateInfluence	creates rain shadow effects toward the Cauca valley ⓘ enhances orographic rainfall on Pacific slopes ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
drainedBy	short Pacific‑draining rivers ⓘ tributaries of the Cauca River ⓘ
economicActivities	cattle ranching in some valleys and slopes ⓘ mining in some sectors ⓘ small‑scale agriculture on lower slopes ⓘ
ecoregions	cloud forests ⓘ páramo ecosystems at higher elevations ⓘ tropical Andean forests ⓘ
forms	orographic barrier to Pacific moisture ⓘ
geologicalComposition	metamorphic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ volcanic rocks ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	Andean orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
hazards	intense rainfall‑triggered floods in adjacent valleys ⓘ landslides ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ
highestPoint	Farallones de Cali NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	regional climate of western Colombia ⓘ river systems of western Colombia ⓘ
lengthApprox	extends from southern Colombia toward the border with Ecuador and northward into Antioquia ⓘ
locatedIn	Departments of Antioquia NERFINISHED ⓘ Departments of Cauca NERFINISHED ⓘ Departments of Chocó NERFINISHED ⓘ Departments of Nariño NERFINISHED ⓘ Departments of Valle del Cauca NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCity	Cali NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasto NERFINISHED ⓘ Popayán NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation	north–south ⓘ
partOf	Andean Region of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInColombia	westernmost Andean range ⓘ
separatedBy	Cauca River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
separatedFrom	Central Cordillera of the Andes in Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrain	rugged ⓘ steep ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cauca River Valley → boundedBy → Western Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ

Ampato volcano → locatedOn → Western Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ

subject surface form: Ampato

this entity surface form: western Cordillera of the Andes

Atrato River → sourceLocation → Western Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ