Taos Plateau

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Taos Plateau is a high-elevation volcanic plain in northern New Mexico characterized by extensive lava flows, broad sagebrush-covered flats, and views of the surrounding Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

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Taos Plateau canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
landform
volcanic plateau
adjacentTo San Luis Valley (to the north)
linked to: San Luis Valley

Sangre de Cristo Mountains (to the east)
Tusas Mountains (to the west)
linked to: Tusas Mountains
borders Sangre de Cristo Mountains
climateType semi-arid
contains Rio Grande Gorge
Taos Plateau volcanic field
dominantVegetation big sagebrush
drainedBy Rio Grande
formedDuring Neogene
Quaternary
geologicalProvince Taos Plateau volcanic field region
hasAverageElevation high elevation plain
hasGeologicalFeature extensive lava flows
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic activity
hasHydrologicalFeature ephemeral streams
springs
hasLandCover broad sagebrush-covered flats
hasLandManager U.S. Bureau of Land Management
hasNotableFeature deeply incised canyons
open grasslands
sagebrush flats
hasPhysiographicCharacter high-elevation volcanic plain
hasProtectedArea Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
hasRockType basalt
rhyolite
hasSoilType volcanic-derived soils
hasSurfaceFeature broad plains
lava flows
volcanic cones
hasVegetationType sagebrush steppe
hasViewOf Sangre de Cristo Mountains
isNorthOf Taos, New Mexico
isWithin Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Taos County, New Mexico
locatedIn United States
northern New Mexico
partOf Rio Grande Rift
Southern Rocky Mountains physiographic province
supportsSpecies elk
pronghorn
sagebrush-obligate birds
usedFor livestock grazing
recreation
wildlife habitat

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