Nacimiento Mountains
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The Nacimiento Mountains are a rugged mountain range in north-central New Mexico known for their forested highlands, scenic mesas, and inclusion of protected areas such as the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nacimiento Mountains canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| access | U.S. Highway 550 corridor near Cuba, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | San Pedro Parks Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| border |
Jemez Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | montane continental ⓘ |
| contains |
San Pedro Parks Wilderness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forested highlands ⓘ headwaters of tributaries of the Jemez River ⓘ headwaters of tributaries of the Rio Chama ⓘ scenic mesas ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea | San Pedro Parks Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainage |
Jemez River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio Chama watershed ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Southern Rockies forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Colorado Plateau margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology |
Mesozoic sedimentary formations
ⓘ
uplifted sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad forested plateau areas
ⓘ
steep escarpments overlooking the San Juan Basin ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Cerro Pedernal vicinity highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
San Pedro Parks Wilderness meadows
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-elevation wetlands ⓘ scenic vistas over the San Juan Basin ⓘ |
| landUse |
grazing
ⓘ
timber harvest (historical and limited) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
ⓘ
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandoval County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern margin of the San Juan Basin ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| near | Cuba, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | generally north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rocky Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Fe National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | rugged ⓘ |
| vegetation |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
mixed conifer-aspen forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.