Nacimiento Mountains

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The Nacimiento Mountains are a rugged mountain range in north-central New Mexico known for their forested highlands, scenic mesas, and inclusion of protected areas such as the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
access U.S. Highway 550 corridor near Cuba, New Mexico ⓘ
adjacentTo San Pedro Parks Plateau ⓘ
border Jemez Mountains ⓘ
San Juan Basin ⓘ
climate montane continental ⓘ
contains San Pedro Parks Wilderness ⓘ
forested highlands ⓘ
headwaters of tributaries of the Jemez River ⓘ
headwaters of tributaries of the Rio Chama ⓘ
scenic mesas ⓘ
containsProtectedArea San Pedro Parks Wilderness ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
drainage Jemez River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Jemez River

Rio Chama watershed ⓘ
ecoregion Southern Rockies forests ⓘ
geologicalProvince Colorado Plateau margin ⓘ
geology Mesozoic sedimentary formations ⓘ
uplifted sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasFeature broad forested plateau areas ⓘ
steep escarpments overlooking the San Juan Basin ⓘ
highestPoint Cerro Pedernal vicinity highlands ⓘ
knownFor San Pedro Parks Wilderness meadows ⓘ
high-elevation wetlands ⓘ
scenic vistas over the San Juan Basin ⓘ
landUse grazing ⓘ
timber harvest (historical and limited) ⓘ
locatedIn New Mexico ⓘ
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico ⓘ
Sandoval County, New Mexico ⓘ
north-central New Mexico ⓘ
locatedOn eastern margin of the San Juan Basin ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
near Cuba, New Mexico ⓘ
orientation generally north–south ⓘ
partOf Rocky Mountains ⓘ
Santa Fe National Forest ⓘ
Southern Rocky Mountains ⓘ
recreation backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
terrainFeature rugged ⓘ
vegetation coniferous forest ⓘ
mixed conifer-aspen forest ⓘ

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