3-556: Dragoon Pass is a gap between the Dragoon Mountains and Little Dragoon Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona . The pass lies at the elevation of 4,629 feet (1,411 m). 32°01′31″N 110°02′44″W / 32.02528°N 110.04556°W / 32.02528; -110.04556 This Cochise County, Arizona location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gap (landform) A gap
6-399: Is a geological formation that is a low point or opening between hills or mountains or in a ridge or mountain range . It may be called a col , notch, pass , saddle , water gap , or wind gap . Geomorphologically , a gap is most often carved by water erosion from a freshet , stream or a river . Gaps created by freshets are often, if not normally, devoid of water through much of
9-539: The year, their streams being dependent upon the meltwaters of a snow pack . Gaps sourced by small springs will generally have a small stream excepting perhaps during the most arid parts of the year. Water gaps of necessity often cut entirely through a barrier range and riverine gaps may create canyons such as the riverine gaps of the Danube River , Lehigh River Gorge , the Colorado River 's Grand Canyon and
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