northern Snake Range
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The northern Snake Range is a remote mountain subrange in eastern Nevada known for its high alpine peaks, rugged limestone cliffs, and bristlecone pine forests.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Basin National Park | 0 |
| Wheeler Peak | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
ⓘ
subrange ⓘ |
| biome |
Great Basin shrub steppe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alpine tundra biome ⓘ |
| characteristic |
remote
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| climate |
cold continental
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Wheeler Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alpine tundra ⓘ bristlecone pine woodland ⓘ subalpine forest ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | 3982 m ⓘ |
| geology |
carbonate rocks
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
alpine ecosystem
ⓘ
montane ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacial cirques
ⓘ
high-elevation ridgelines ⓘ steep eastern escarpment ⓘ |
| hasPeak |
Bald Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Davis Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheeler Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Wheeler Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bristlecone pine forests
ⓘ
high alpine peaks ⓘ rugged limestone cliffs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
White Pine County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Nevada ⓘ northern Snake Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Snake Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainSystem | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Baker, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogeny | Basin and Range extension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Snake Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaNearby | Great Basin National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vegetation |
Great Basin bristlecone pine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
limber pine ⓘ subalpine fir ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mount Moriah