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Foothill Shrublands and Low Mountains

Ecoregion in Rocky Mountains in UT, WY, ID, CO

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The Foothill Shrublands and Low Mountains ecoregion includes isolated dry mountain ranges and foothill slopes, and in Colorado includes Cold Spring Mountain, Bishop Peak, Diamond Peak, and Lookout Mountain. The topography of this region is more rugged than the Rolling Sagebrush Steppe (18a). Tertiary sedimentary rocks of sandstone and conglomerate are extensive, but shale, siltstone, and limestone also occur. Big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, pricklypear, bluebunch wheatgrass, and Idaho fescue dominate on fine-textured soils; Rocky Mountain juniper, Utah juniper, and mountain mahogany woodlands occur on rock outcrops. Land use is mostly rangeland and wildlife habitat.

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