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Sierra Madre del Sur | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,720 m (12,200 ft) |
Coordinates | 17°55′41″N 100°18′0″W / 17.92806°N 100.30000°W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 1,000 km (620 mi) NW x SE[1] |
Area | 143,447 km2 (55,385 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Sierra Madre del Sur, other major mountain ranges, and the Mexican Plateau | |
Country | Mexico |
States | Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca |
The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.