Cerro Potosí
Cerro El Potosí is the highest mountain in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range of northeast Mexico. It is located in the state of Nuevo León, about 80 km (50 mi) south of Monterrey.[2]
| Cerro El Potosí | |
|---|---|
 Cerro Potosí in the end of winter, viewed from Pozo del Gavilán. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,721 m (12,208 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,876 m (6,155 ft) [1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 24°52′18″N 100°13′57″W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Cerro El Potosí Location in Mexico | |
| Location | Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Parent range | Sierra Madre Oriental |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | road |
It is composed of limestone, and is noted for its very diverse flora including several endemic or near-endemic species, such as the Potosi Pinyon. At the foot of the mountain, a series of springs and endorheic basins were the only site in which the pupfish Cyprinodon alvarezi and 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 was very difficult in the past, but in the 1960s a microwave relay station was built on the summit, with the road built for this providing easy access from the east.
See also
- Mountain peaks of México
- Mountain peaks of North America
- List of Ultras of Mexico
References
- "Mexico Ultras" See footnote 14. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- "Cerro el Potosí - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M. Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 72–74, 78–79. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- "Cyprinodon alvarezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- "Cambarellus alvarezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-07-17.