Jarilla Mountains foothills
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The Jarilla Mountains foothills are the lower, gently sloping outer areas of the Jarilla Mountains in southern New Mexico, forming part of the desert landscape of the Tularosa Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jarilla Mountains foothills canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foothills
ⓘ
landform ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Jarilla Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biome | Chihuahuan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainagePattern | ephemeral washes ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToJarillaMountains | lower ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | desert landscape of the Tularosa Basin ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Tularosa Basin margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalProcess |
erosion
ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ |
| landscapeRole | transition zone between Jarilla Mountains and Tularosa Basin floor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Otero County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tularosa Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ southern New Mexico ⓘ |
| near | Orogrande, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jarilla Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physiographicProvince | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slopeCharacteristic | gentle ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial |
alluvial deposits
ⓘ
colluvial deposits ⓘ |
| terrainType | gently sloping ⓘ |
| topographicPosition | lower slopes of Jarilla Mountains ⓘ |
| typicalVegetation |
cacti
ⓘ
desert shrubs ⓘ grasses ⓘ |
| usedFor | rangeland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.