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Sierra Madre Occidental

The 352nd highest mountain range in the world

3,311m

The Sierra Madre Occidental ('Western Sierra Madre') is a major mountain range system which runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera, an almost continuous chain of mountain ranges that forms the western "backbone" of the Americas.

Location: Mexico.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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