Wet Mountains

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The Wet Mountains are a small, rugged mountain range in south-central Colorado, known for their forested slopes, scenic vistas, and proximity to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wet Mountains canonical 19
Wet Mountains region 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
national forest ⓘ
climate montane ⓘ
subalpine at higher elevations ⓘ
contains parts of the Wet Mountains ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
county Custer County ⓘ
Fremont County ⓘ
Huerfano County ⓘ
Pueblo County ⓘ
drainage Arkansas River basin ⓘ
Huerfano River basin ⓘ
linked to: Huerfano River
ecosystem montane forest ecosystem ⓘ
subalpine forest ecosystem ⓘ
elevation approximately 12400 feet ⓘ
approximately 3780 meters ⓘ
feature gentler western slopes toward Wet Mountain Valley ⓘ
steep eastern escarpment above the Great Plains ⓘ
geology Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks ⓘ
hasProtectedArea San Isabel National Forest ⓘ
highestPoint Greenhorn Mountain ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
south-central Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Southern Colorado
locatedNear Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
mountainRangeType small mountain range ⓘ
nameEtymology likely derived from frequent summer thunderstorms and snow ⓘ
nearestCity Pueblo, Colorado ⓘ
nearestTown Rye, Colorado ⓘ
Westcliffe, Colorado ⓘ
notableFor forested slopes ⓘ
scenic vistas ⓘ
orientation generally north–south ⓘ
partOf Southern Rocky Mountains ⓘ
Wet Mountains ⓘ
recreation camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
region Front Range Urban Corridor vicinity ⓘ
separates Arkansas River Valley ⓘ
Wet Mountain Valley ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ
vegetation coniferous forests ⓘ
mixed conifer-aspen forests ⓘ
viewOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the west ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Colorado → hasMountainRange → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Rye, Colorado → region → Wet Mountains region ⓘ
linked to: Wet Mountains
Beulah Valley, Colorado → mountainRange → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Wet Mountain Valley → borderedBy → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Greenhorn Mountain → partOf → Wet Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: Wet Mountains
Colorado State Highway 165 → locatedIn → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Southern Rocky Mountains → contains → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Greenhorn Mountains → near → Wet Mountains ⓘ
SH 165 → passesThrough → Wet Mountains ⓘ
SH 165 → hasScenicViewsOf → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Custer County, Colorado → hasMountainRange → Wet Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: Custer County
Hardscrabble Canyon → partOf → Wet Mountains region ⓘ
linked to: Wet Mountains
Wetmore, Colorado → locatedNear → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Wetmore, Colorado → locatedInMountainRangeRegion → Wet Mountains region ⓘ
linked to: Wet Mountains
Hillside, Colorado → isLocatedNear → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Greenhorn Mountain → locatedIn → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Greenhorn Mountain → mountainRange → Wet Mountains ⓘ
Greenhorn Mountain → highestPointOf → Wet Mountains ⓘ
San Isabel, Colorado → partOf → Wet Mountains region ⓘ
linked to: Wet Mountains