Sierra del Fraile

The Sierra del Fraile (Spanish for "Friar's range"), also known as "Cerro del Fraile", is a mountain and a protected area located in the García, Abasolo, Hidalgo, General Escobedo, El Carmen y Mina municipalities in the state of Nuevo León, México. The mountain is part of Sierra Madre Oriental; its summit elevation is 2,392 MASL, and its prominence is 1,592 meters (Line parent: Cerro de la Viga). It is an ultraprominent peak, with a topographic isolation of about 23.5 km (Nearest highest neighbor: Sierra de San Urbano).[1]

Sierra del Fraile
Sierra del Fraile seen from Mota Chica Mount
Highest point
Elevation2,392 m (7,848 ft)
Prominence1,592 m (5,223 ft)
Geography
Sierra del Fraile
Location in Mexico
LocationGarcía, Nuevo León
Country Mexico
Parent rangeSierra Madre Oriental
Geology
Mountain typeMountain

See also

References

  1. "Picachos el Fraile - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

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