Cerro Potosí
| Cerro El Potosí | |
|---|---|
Ultra prominent peak | |
| Coordinates | 24°52′18″N 100°13′57″W / 24.87167°N 100.23250°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Cerro El Potosí Location in Mexico | |
| Location | Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Parent range | Sierra Madre Oriental |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | road |
Cerro El Potosí is the highest
Monterrey.[2]
Flora and fauna
It is composed of
Megupsilon aporus, and the dwarf crayfish Cambarellus alvarezi lived. The last two are entirely extinct, while Cyprinodon alvarezi is extinct in the wild (only survives in captivity).[3][4][5]
Access
Access was very difficult in the past, but in the 1960s a
relay station
was built on the summit, with the road built for this providing easy access from the east.
Protected areas
In 2000 the upper slopes of the mountain were designated an ecological reserve, covering 9.02 km2.[6] A northern portion of the mountain, including the actual summit, are in the Cuenca Alimentadora del Distrito Nacional de Riego 026 Bajo Río San Juan, a natural resources protection area.
See also
- Mountain peaks of México
- Mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of Mexico
References
- ^ a b c "Mexico Ultras" See footnote 14. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Cerro el Potosí - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Cerro El Potosí from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 7 September 2021. [1]
External links
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