Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills

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The Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills are the lower, rolling upland slopes at the eastern base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado, transitioning between the high peaks and the surrounding plains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foothills ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
adjacentTo Great Plains ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Mountains high peaks ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainage tributaries flowing eastward onto the plains ⓘ
easternBaseOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
ecotoneAnd plains ecosystems ⓘ
ecotoneBetween montane ecosystems ⓘ
formsPartOf eastern margin of the Southern Rocky Mountains ⓘ
geologicalRelation formed on the flanks of the Sangre de Cristo uplift ⓘ
geomorphologicalRole orographic transition zone ⓘ
landformType dissected upland ⓘ
landUse dryland agriculture ⓘ
grazing ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ
rural residential development ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
United States ⓘ
southern Colorado ⓘ
mountainRange Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
orientation east-facing slopes ⓘ
partOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
physiographicProvince Southern Rocky Mountains province ⓘ
recreation hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
relativeElevation higher than adjacent plains ⓘ
lower than main crest of Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
separates high peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains ⓘ
separatesFrom adjacent plains to the east ⓘ
slopeCharacter gentler slopes than main range ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
terrainType lower mountain slopes ⓘ
rolling uplands ⓘ
transitionZoneAnd surrounding plains ⓘ
transitionZoneBetween Sangre de Cristo Mountains high peaks ⓘ
vegetationType grassland ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ
visibilityFrom nearby plains communities ⓘ

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Colorado City, Colorado → locatedInMountainRange → Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills ⓘ
Purgatoire River → drainageArea → Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills ⓘ
Zapata Falls Recreation Area vicinity → locatedIn → Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills ⓘ
La Veta, Colorado → locatedInRegion → Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills ⓘ
West Spanish Peak → partOf → Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills ⓘ
Blood of Christ Mountains → contains → Great Sand Dunes area foothills ⓘ
linked to: Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills
Coyote Creek State Park → region → Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills ⓘ