A mountain range of northwest Mexico running parallel to the Pacific coastline and adjoining the Mexican plateau. It extends for about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) southward from the border of Arizona.
Sierra Madre Occidental
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Sierra Madre Oc·ci·den·tal (ŏk'sĭ-dĕn'təl, ōk'sē-dĕn-täl')  |
A mountain range of northwest Mexico running parallel to the Pacific coastline and adjoining the Mexican plateau. It extends for about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) southward from the border of Arizona.
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a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline
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| Sierra Madre Oriental | |
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 Geographical view to Mexico and its mountain ranges Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur.
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| Country | Mexico |
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| States | Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Nayarit, Jalisco |
| Highest point | Cerro Mohinora? |
| - elevation | 3,250 m (10,663 ft) |
| Length | 1,500 km (932 mi), North-South |
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico and the extreme southwest of the United States,[1] extending 1500 km from southeast Arizona (south and east of Tucson) southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins with the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Eje Volcánico Transversal (Transverse Volcanic Axis) of central Mexico. These mountains are generally considered to be part of the much larger American cordillera. Sierra Madre means "Mother Range"
The highest point is probably Cerro Mohinora, located at 25°57′N 107°03′W / 25.95°N 107.05°W. Different sources cite its altitude as either 3250 m or 3300 m. However, other mountains at 26°03′N 106°25′W / 26.05°N 106.417°W and 23°12′N 104°57′W / 23.2°N 104.95°W are of very similar altitude and may be higher.
The range is home to the Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests, noted for their high biodiversity and large number of endemic species.
The mountains are home to several indigenous nations speaking Uto-Aztecan languages, including the Tarahumara in the central portion of the range, and the Huichol in the southern part of the range.
See also
- Edwin Bustillos
- Madrean pine-oak woodlands
- Madrean sky islands
- Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests
References
- ^ "Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests (NA0302)". www.worldwildlife.org. http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0302_full.html#location. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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- Copper Canyon
- Huichol Musical (Latin Band, 2000s)
- Nazas (river, Mexico)
- Sierra Madre (mountain system, Mexico)
- Continental Divide (geographical area, North America)
- Tarahumara (tribe, New Mexico)
- Colima (state, Mexico)
- Durango (state, Mexico)
- Guanajuato (state, Mexico)
- Nayarit (state, Mexico)
- Sinaloa (state, Mexico)
- Zacatecas (state, Mexico)
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- Jalisco (state, Mexico)
