Sangre de Cristo
IUCN IbWilderness Area · 1993
890 km²
County · USA
Huerfano
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(56 %)
Species observed
3 038
Observations
104 569
Area
4 125,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Huerfano : 25 espèces reliées par 66 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
66
Connectance
0.142
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 038 distinct species · 104 569 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
6,6°C
Annual rain
497mm
Warmest m°
26,4°C
Coldest m°
-10,2°C
Elevation: 2 275 m on average (min 1 669 m, max 4 008 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
6,6°C
Annual rain
497mm
Warmest month
26,4°C
Coldest month
-10,2°C
Mean alt.
2 275m
Min
1 669m
Max
4 008m
Std. dev.
447m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(56 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
22,4g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
30,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
35,5g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
31,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
44,9%
Silt
30,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.9%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.6%
Other (grassland, water…)69.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 9 lakes · 28 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
648,7km
Lake surface here
6,67km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
7 516km²
Discharge in basins
2,1m³/s
Mean precip.
430mm/an
Mean T°
7,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,60
Max snow
27%
Mean runoff
20mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 260m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cucharas Riversub-area1 898 km²overlap1862.87 km²45%
- Bassin de Huerfano Riversub-area1 312,7 km²overlap1199.38 km²29%
- Bassin de Huerfano Riversub-area378 km²overlap371.24 km²9%
- Bassin de Muddy Creeksub-area325,8 km²overlap314.71 km²8%
- Bassin de Williams Creeksub-area220,7 km²overlap212.82 km²5%
- Bassin de Huerfano Riversub-area187,5 km²overlap50.28 km²1%
- Bassin de Huerfano Riversub-area260,9 km²overlap17.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Apishapa Riversub-area204,3 km²overlap14.96 km²0%
- Bassin de Muddy Creeksub-area14,6 km²overlap14.64 km²0%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Apishapa Riversub-area752,1 km²overlap13.98 km²0%
- Bassin de Apishapa Riversub-area328,6 km²overlap13.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Greenhorn Creeksub-area1 237,6 km²overlap12.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Apishapa Riversub-area323,7 km²overlap10.66 km²0%
- Bassin de Apishapa Riversub-area525,2 km²overlap4.57 km²0%
- Bassin de Grape Creeksub-area1 403,6 km²overlap4.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Trinchera Creeksub-area1 317,8 km²overlap3.96 km²0%
- Bassin de North Fork Of The Purgatoire Riversub-area563,6 km²overlap3.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Little Spring Creeksub-area308,4 km²overlap0.35 km²0%
- Bassin de Franklin Eddy Canalsub-area794,1 km²overlap0.24 km²0%
- Bassin de Culebra Creeksub-area994,6 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Sand Creeksub-area217,3 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Cucharas Reservoirarea3 km²avg depth42.4 m
- Lac 1058701area0,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1058794area0,6 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1058597area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1058812area0,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1058793area0,5 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1058634area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1058729area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1058806area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)
- Huerfano Riverord 5len here156.33 km62%total250 km
- Cucharas Riverord 4len here139.38 km95%total146 km
- Muddy Creekord 6len here61.61 km6%total1107 km
- Santa Clara Creekord 4len here46.68 km100%total47 km
- Williams Creekord 5len here46.23 km16%total295 km
- South Santa Clara Creekord 2len here18.26 km100%total18 km
- Walsen Arroyoord 1len here16.79 km100%total17 km
- South Abeyta Creekord 1len here15.42 km100%total15 km
- Wahatoya Creekord 2len here14.59 km100%total15 km
- Middle Creekord 4len here14.12 km3%total488 km
- South Middle Creekord 1len here13.15 km100%total13 km
- Mayne Arroyoord 2len here12.19 km100%total12 km
16 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Pictou Arroyoord 1len here9.83 km100%total10 km
- Martin Creekord 3len here9.32 km9%total106 km
- Apache Creekord 4len here9.30 km100%total9 km
- South Bruff Creekord 1len here8.97 km100%total9 km
- Oak Creekord 4len here7.62 km6%total129 km
- Butte Creekord 2len here6.98 km18%total39 km
- Cucharas Creekord 1len here6.65 km100%total7 km
- Cottonwood Creekord 5len here6.58 km1%total1014 km
- South Oak Creekord 2len here5.97 km100%total6 km
- Echo Creekord 1len here5.83 km25%total23 km
- Middle Fork Of Santa Clara Creekord 1len here4.51 km100%total5 km
- Big Branch Creekord 2len here4.38 km100%total4 km
- Chapparral Creekord 1len here3.12 km100%total3 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here1.95 km0%total2180 km
- School Creekord 2len here1.51 km3%total55 km
- Abeyta Creekord 2len here1.42 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,3%
Pesticides
1,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Ib · 3IUCN V · 3IUCN Ia · 1
Sangre De Cristo
IUCN VConservation Area
673 km²
Great Sand Dunes
IUCN VNational Preserve
553 km²
Greenhorn Mountain
IUCN IbWilderness · 1993
94 km²
Spanish Peaks
IUCN IbWilderness · 2000
78 km²
North Zapata
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 1998
25 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Sangre de CristoWilderness AreaIUCN Ib1993890 km²
- Sangre De CristoConservation AreaIUCN V673 km²
- Great Sand DunesNational PreserveIUCN V553 km²
- Greenhorn MountainWildernessIUCN Ib199394 km²
- Spanish PeaksWildernessIUCN Ib200078 km²
- North ZapataResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia199825 km²
- Wheeler WildlifeLocal Land Trust LandsIUCN V20022 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN