High Plains of Colorado

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geographical region grassland high plain region

The High Plains of Colorado are a semi-arid, high-elevation grassland region in eastern Colorado characterized by flat to gently rolling terrain, agriculture, and prairie ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
High Plains 14
High Plains of eastern Colorado 1
High Plains region 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
high plain ⓘ
region ⓘ
borders Front Range of the Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains dry stream channels ⓘ
playa lakes ⓘ
prairie dog colonies ⓘ
shortgrass steppe ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAverageElevation approximately 1200–1800 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high elevation ⓘ
low precipitation ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
wide open spaces ⓘ
hasClimate semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasClimateType cold semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasEcosystem grassland ecosystem ⓘ
prairie ecosystem ⓘ
hasHydrology limited surface water ⓘ
hasRisk drought ⓘ
dust storms ⓘ
hasTerrain flat terrain ⓘ
gently rolling terrain ⓘ
hasTypicalLandUse agriculture ⓘ
dryland farming ⓘ
irrigated farming ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
hasVegetation mixed-grass prairie ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ
shortgrass prairie ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
eastern Colorado ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
overlies Ogallala Aquifer NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Great Plains ⓘ
High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsSpecies burrowing owl ⓘ
grassland birds ⓘ
prairie dog ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ
swift fox ⓘ
usedFor cattle grazing ⓘ
corn production ⓘ
irrigated crop production ⓘ
sorghum production ⓘ
wheat production ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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Smoky Hill River → sourceLocation → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
city of Sterling → locatedIn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
subject surface form: Sterling, Colorado
this entity surface form: High Plains
city of Burlington → region → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
subject surface form: Burlington, Colorado
this entity surface form: High Plains
city of Limon → locatedIn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
subject surface form: Limon, Colorado
this entity surface form: High Plains region
city of Brush → region → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
subject surface form: Brush, Colorado
this entity surface form: High Plains
Kit Carson County → locatedIn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains
Elbert County (eastern parts) → locatedOn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains
Elbert County (eastern parts) → transitionZoneBetween → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains of eastern Colorado
Adams County (eastern parts) → locatedIn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains
Cheyenne County → locatedIn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
subject surface form: Cheyenne County, Colorado
this entity surface form: High Plains
Cheyenne County → physiographicRegion → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
subject surface form: Cheyenne County, Colorado
this entity surface form: High Plains
Weld County (eastern parts) → locatedIn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains
Prowers County → locatedInRegion → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains
Dalhart → region → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains
Kiowa County → locatedIn → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
subject surface form: Kiowa County, Colorado
this entity surface form: High Plains
Carson County → isInPhysiographicRegion → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains
Weld County, Colorado → locatedInRegion → High Plains of Colorado ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains