Horcones River
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The Horcones River is a mountain river in the Argentine Andes that flows through the Horcones Valley near Aconcagua, draining glacial and snowmelt waters from the surrounding peaks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Las Cuevas River | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | mountaineering on Aconcagua ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| drains |
glacial meltwater
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Horcones Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cold water temperature
ⓘ
steep mountain gradient ⓘ turbid flow during melt season ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime | nival-glacial ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argentine Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthRegion | lower Andean valleys of Mendoza Province ⓘ |
| near | Aconcagua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aconcagua Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cuyo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Aconcagua region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | high‑Andean ecosystems ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | access corridor to Aconcagua trails ⓘ |
| usedFor | trekking access routes ⓘ |
| valleyNameEtymology | named after Horcones Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Andean glaciers
ⓘ
seasonal snowfields ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Las Cuevas River