San Andres Mountains

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The San Andres Mountains are a long, rugged mountain range in south-central New Mexico that form part of the Basin and Range Province and lie adjacent to White Sands National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
access limited due to military reservations
adjacentTo Jornada del Muerto
Tularosa Basin
White Sands National Park
borderedBy Organ Mountains
Oscura Mountains
climate arid
closestCity Las Cruces, New Mexico
contains San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
country United States
drainage internally drained basins
ecosystem Chihuahuan Desert
elevation approximately 9,040 feet
elevationMax approximately 9,040 feet
formsBoundaryWith Jornada del Muerto Basin
Tularosa Basin
geologicalProcess normal faulting
geologicalProvince Basin and Range Province
geologicalSetting fault-block mountains
highestPoint Salinas Peak
length approximately 120 miles
locatedIn Doña Ana County, New Mexico
New Mexico
Sierra County, New Mexico
south-central New Mexico
mountainSystem Rocky Mountains (informal southern extension context)
linked to: Rocky Mountains
namedFor San Andrés (Spanish name for Saint Andrew)
linked to: Saint Andrew
near White Sands Missile Range
notableFeature long, continuous ridgeline
steep eastern escarpment above Tularosa Basin
orientation north–south
overlooks White Sands dune field
parallelTo Rio Grande
partOf Basin and Range Province
physiographicSection Mexican Highland section of Basin and Range Province
protectedAreaWithin San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
region southwestern United States
rockType limestone
sedimentary rock
separatedFrom Rio Grande Rift
state New Mexico
terrain rugged
vegetation desert grassland
piñon–juniper woodland (higher elevations)
wildlifeHabitat desert bighorn sheep
pronghorn

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Tularosa Basin region boundedBy San Andres Mountains
Oscura Mountains locatedNear San Andres Mountains
San Andres Mountains foothills partOf San Andres Mountains
San Andres Mountains foothills hasParentRange San Andres Mountains