San Andres Mountains
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The San Andres Mountains are a long, rugged mountain range in south-central New Mexico that form part of the Basin and Range Province and lie adjacent to White Sands National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Andres Mountains canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| access | limited due to military reservations ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Jornada del Muerto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tularosa Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ White Sands National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Organ Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oscura Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| closestCity | Las Cruces, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | San Andres National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage | internally drained basins ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Chihuahuan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 9,040 feet ⓘ |
| elevationMax | approximately 9,040 feet ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryWith |
Jornada del Muerto Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tularosa Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | normal faulting ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | fault-block mountains ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Salinas Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 120 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Doña Ana County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ Sierra County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ south-central New Mexico ⓘ |
| mountainSystem | Rocky Mountains (informal southern extension context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | San Andrés (Spanish name for Saint Andrew) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | White Sands Missile Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long, continuous ridgeline
ⓘ
steep eastern escarpment above Tularosa Basin ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| overlooks | White Sands dune field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| physiographicSection | Mexican Highland section of Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaWithin | San Andres National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern United States ⓘ |
| rockType |
limestone
ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Rio Grande Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| vegetation |
desert grassland
ⓘ
piñon–juniper woodland (higher elevations) ⓘ |
| wildlifeHabitat |
desert bighorn sheep
ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.