Horcones River

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The Horcones River is a mountain river in the Argentine Andes that flows through the Horcones Valley near Aconcagua, draining glacial and snowmelt waters from the surrounding peaks.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Horcones River canonical 5
Las Cuevas River 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith mountaineering on Aconcagua
basinCountry Argentina
country Argentina
drains glacial meltwater
snowmelt
flowsThrough Horcones Valley
hasFeature cold water temperature
steep mountain gradient
turbid flow during melt season
hydrologicalRegime nival-glacial
locatedIn Argentine Andes
Mendoza Province
mouthRegion lower Andean valleys of Mendoza Province
near Aconcagua
partOf Aconcagua Provincial Park
region Cuyo region
sourceRegion Aconcagua region
linked to: Aconcagua Region

Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes
supports high‑Andean ecosystems
tourismImportance access corridor to Aconcagua trails
usedFor trekking access routes
valleyNameEtymology named after Horcones Valley
waterSource Andean glaciers
seasonal snowfields

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Horcones Valley drainageBy Horcones River
Puente del Inca crosses Las Cuevas River
linked to: Horcones River
Horcones nearbyWatercourse Horcones River
Horcones Glacier feeds Horcones River
Horcones Glacier namedAfter Horcones River
Confluencia Camp hasNearbyFeature Horcones River