Jarilla Mountains foothills

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The Jarilla Mountains foothills are the lower, gently sloping outer areas of the Jarilla Mountains in southern New Mexico, forming part of the desert landscape of the Tularosa Basin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foothills
landform
adjacentTo Jarilla Mountains
biome Chihuahuan Desert
climate arid
continent North America
country United States
drainagePattern ephemeral washes
elevationRelativeToJarillaMountains lower
formsPartOf desert landscape of the Tularosa Basin
geologicalSetting Tularosa Basin margin
geomorphologicalProcess erosion
sediment deposition
landscapeRole transition zone between Jarilla Mountains and Tularosa Basin floor
locatedIn Otero County, New Mexico
Tularosa Basin
southern New Mexico
near Orogrande, New Mexico
partOf Jarilla Mountains
physiographicProvince Basin and Range Province
slopeCharacteristic gentle
surfaceMaterial alluvial deposits
colluvial deposits
terrainType gently sloping
topographicPosition lower slopes of Jarilla Mountains
typicalVegetation cacti
desert shrubs
grasses
usedFor rangeland

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Tularosa Basin region contains Jarilla Mountains foothills