San Jacinto Mountains
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The San Jacinto Mountains are a rugged mountain range in Southern California known for their dramatic elevation rise, diverse ecosystems, and cultural significance to Indigenous peoples.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount San Jacinto | 0 |
| Palm Springs Aerial Tramway | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| associatedWith | San Jacinto Fault Zone ⓘ |
| border |
Coachella Valley
ⓘ
San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ San Gorgonio Pass ⓘ |
| contains |
Fuller Ridge
ⓘ
Humber Park ⓘ Idyllwild-Pine Cove ⓘ Long Valley ⓘ Marion Mountain ⓘ Mount San Jacinto State Park ⓘ Round Valley ⓘ San Jacinto Wilderness ⓘ Tahquitz Peak ⓘ Tahquitz Peak ⓘ
surface form:
Tahquitz Rock
Wellman Divide ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
approximately 10,834 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,302 meters ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fault-block mountains ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
alpine climate at highest elevations
ⓘ
arid desert climate at base near Coachella Valley ⓘ montane Mediterranean climate at mid elevations ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
chaparral ⓘ coniferous forests ⓘ desert scrub at lower slopes ⓘ oak woodlands ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount San Jacinto ⓘ |
| indigenousSignificanceTo |
Cahuilla people
ⓘ
Luiseño people ⓘ Serrano people ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural significance to Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
diverse ecosystems ⓘ dramatic elevation rise from desert floor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Riverside County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Palm Springs, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Palm Springs, California
|
| nearestTown |
Idyllwild-Pine Cove
ⓘ
surface form:
Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California
|
| overlooks |
Palm Springs, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Palm Springs, California
|
| partOf | Peninsular Ranges ⓘ |
| popularFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ hiking ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ winter snow play at higher elevations ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Mount San Jacinto State Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness
San Bernardino National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Long Valley Caldera
ⓘ
surface form:
Long Valley in the San Jacinto Mountains
|
| traversedBy | Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Inland Empire
subject surface form:
Palm Springs, California