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Cerro Potosí

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In 2000 the upper slopes of the mountain were designated an ecological reserve, covering 9.02 km. A northern portion of the mountain, including the actual summit, are in the
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UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Cerro El Potosí from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 7 September 2021.
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Cerro Potosí in winter, viewed from the Mexico 57 highway to the west. Microwave relay station visible on summit.
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was built on the summit, with the road built for this providing easy access from the east.
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Cuenca Alimentadora del Distrito Nacional de Riego 026 Bajo Río San Juan
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This article about a location in the Mexican state of Nuevo León is a
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Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M. Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016).
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Cerro Potosí in the end of winter, viewed from Pozo del Gavilán.
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Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción
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Access was very difficult in the past, but in the 1960s a
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Alvarez, F.; López-Mejía, M.; Pedraza Lara, C. (2010).
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Index

Potosí
Bolivia
Cerro Rico

Elevation
Prominence
Listing
North America isolated peaks
Ultra prominent peak
Coordinates
24°52′18″N 100°13′57″W / 24.87167°N 100.23250°W / 24.87167; -100.23250
Cerro El Potosí is located in Mexico
Galeana
Nuevo León
Mexico
Parent range
Sierra Madre Oriental
Easiest route

mountain
Sierra Madre Oriental
Mexico
Nuevo León
Monterrey
limestone
flora
endemic
Potosi Pinyon
endorheic basins
Cyprinodon alvarezi

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