Needle Mountains

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The Needle Mountains are a rugged subrange of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, known for their dramatic granite peaks and popular backpacking and climbing routes.

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Needle Mountains canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
subrange of the San Juan Mountains
accessedVia Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
containsPeak Animas Mountain
Graystone Peak
Jagged Mountain
Knife Point
Monitor Peak
Mount Eolus
Mount Silex
Peak Six
Pigeon Peak
Storm King Peak
Sunlight Peak
The Guardian
The Needles
The Watchtower
Turret Peak
Windom Peak
containsValley Chicago Basin
Noname Creek drainage
Ruby Basin
Vestal Basin
country United States
drainedBy Animas River
Los Pinos River
Vallecito Creek
geology granite
hasNotableRoute Chicago Basin approach to Mount Eolus, Sunlight Peak, and Windom Peak
Noname Creek approach to Jagged Mountain
Ruby Basin climbing routes on Pigeon Peak and Turret Peak
highestPoint Mount Eolus
knownFor backpacking routes
dramatic granite peaks
mountaineering routes
rugged terrain
technical alpine climbing
locatedIn Colorado
locatedInMountainSystem Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
locatedInRegion southwestern Colorado
nearestCity Durango, Colorado
linked to: Durango
nearestTown Silverton, Colorado
linked to: Silverton
partOfProtectedArea San Juan National Forest
Weminuche Wilderness
popularFor alpine climbing
backpacking
rock climbing
scrambling

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Chicago Basin partOf Needle Mountains
Weminuche Wilderness contains Needle Mountains
Molas Pass hasViewOf Needle Mountains