Sangre de Cristo Mountains

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The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are a rugged subrange of the Rocky Mountains known for their dramatic peaks, alpine scenery, and extensive wilderness areas spanning southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.

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instanceOf mountain
mountain
mountain
mountain
mountain
mountain range
national park
subrange of the Rocky Mountains
wilderness area
wilderness area
climate alpine
contains Crestone Needle
Crestone Peak
Culebra Peak
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Kit Carson Peak
Pecos Wilderness
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
country United States
drainage Arkansas River basin
Rio Grande basin
elevation approximately 4372 meters
extendsFrom southern Colorado
linked to: Southern Colorado
extendsTo northern New Mexico
geology fault-block range
hasFeature alpine lakes
glacial cirques
steep eastern escarpment
highestPoint Blanca Peak
knownFor alpine scenery
rugged peaks
wilderness areas
languageOfName Spanish
locatedAt western base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
locatedIn Colorado
New Mexico
North America
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains
United States
nameMeaning Blood of Christ Mountains
notableActivity backpacking
hiking
mountaineering
orogeny Laramide orogeny
partOf Rocky Mountains
passes La Veta Pass
Poncha Pass
Sangre de Cristo Pass
primaryRockType Precambrian metamorphic rock
igneous intrusions
state Colorado
New Mexico
vegetationZones alpine tundra
montane forests
subalpine forests

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Southern Colorado hasMountainRange Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe National Forest contains Sangre de Cristo Mountains
New Mexico hasMountainRange Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Range
linked to: Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Northern New Mexico hasGeographicFeature Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe Opera hasView Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Cañon City hasNearbyNaturalFeature Sangre de Cristo Range (regionally nearby)
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Spanish Peaks locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains region
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Taos, New Mexico locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
subject linked to: Taos, New Mexico, United States
Colorado fourteeners region Sangre de Cristo Range
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San Isabel National Forest containsMountainRange Sangre de Cristo Range
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Huerfano County, Colorado locatedOnEasternSlopeOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Huerfano County, Colorado partOfRegion Sangre de Cristo foothills
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San Luis Valley borderedBy Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe River locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe River sourceRegion Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Custer County, Colorado locatedInMountainRange Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Wet Mountain Valley borderedBy Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Wet Mountain Valley hasHighestPoint Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Wet Mountain Valley hasViewOf Sangre de Cristo range
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Walsenburg, Colorado isGatewayTo Sangre de Cristo Mountains region
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Raton Basin near Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Raton Basin boundedBy Sangre de Cristo uplift
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Blanca Peak locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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Crestone Peak locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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Culebra Peak locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
subject linked to: Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Crestone Needle locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
subject linked to: Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Kit Carson Peak locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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Sangre de Cristo Wilderness locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
subject linked to: Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Pecos Wilderness locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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Wet Mountains locatedNear Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Trinidad Lake State Park hasViewOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Costilla County, Colorado hasFeature Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Saguache County, Colorado elevationFeature Sangre de Cristo Range
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Raton Pass locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Chicoma Mountain locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains region
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Chicoma Mountain hasViewOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Chicoma Mountain category Mountains of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
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Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center near Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Pecos River sourceLocation Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Purgatoire River sourceLocation Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes) nearFeature Sangre de Cristo Mountains
subject linked to: Sand Creek
Medano Pass locatedInMountainRange Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Medano Pass crosses Sangre de Cristo Range
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Medano Pass hasScenicViewsOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Zapata Falls Recreation Area vicinity hasViewOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center hasView Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Pecos Wilderness locatedIn Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Medano Creek sourceRegion Sangre de Cristo Range
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