slopes of Pico de Orizaba

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The slopes of Pico de Orizaba are the mountainous flanks of Mexico’s highest volcano, characterized by steep terrain, alpine ecosystems, and glacial features that descend into surrounding valleys and towns.

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slopes of Pico de Orizaba canonical 2

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain slope ⓘ
biodiversity high bird diversity ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ
climate cold at high elevations ⓘ
semi-humid at lower elevations ⓘ
temperate at mid elevations ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
drainInto nearby towns ⓘ
surrounding valleys ⓘ
ecoregion Neotropical high mountain systems ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel up to about 5636 m ⓘ
feature alpine ecosystems ⓘ
ash deposits ⓘ
glacial cirques ⓘ
glacial landforms ⓘ
gullies ⓘ
ice fields ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
moraines ⓘ
ravines ⓘ
rocky ridges ⓘ
snowfields ⓘ
geology andesitic to dacitic rocks ⓘ
stratovolcano flanks ⓘ
hazard altitude sickness ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
highestPointOf Mexico ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico ⓘ
Puebla ⓘ
linked to: Puebla (state)

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ
partOf Pico de Orizaba ⓘ
protectedBy Pico de Orizaba National Park ⓘ
slopeAspect east face ⓘ
north face ⓘ
south face ⓘ
west face ⓘ
terrain steep ⓘ
volcanic ⓘ
usedFor ecotourism ⓘ
glacier climbing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
vegetationZone alpine tundra ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ

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

Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality → locatedOn → slopes of Pico de Orizaba ⓘ
Coscomatepec → locatedOn → slopes of Pico de Orizaba ⓘ