Cerro Mohinora | |||||||||||||
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Highest point | |||||||||||||
Elevation | 3,300 m (10,800 ft)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Prominence | 873 m (2,864 ft) | ||||||||||||
Parent peak | Cerro Gordo[3] | ||||||||||||
Listing | Mountain peaks of Mexico | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°57′22″N 107°02′52″W / 25.95611°N 107.04778°W | ||||||||||||
Geography | |||||||||||||
Location | Guadalupe y Calvo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico | ||||||||||||
Topo map | Mountain Peak | ||||||||||||
Geology | |||||||||||||
Age of rock | Paleogene | ||||||||||||
Mountain type | Extinct | ||||||||||||
Volcanic arc/belt | Sierra Madre Occidental | ||||||||||||
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Cerro Mohinora is an extinct volcano that is part of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range in the Mexican state of Chihuahua located in the municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo. Cerro Mohinora is the highest point in the state of Chihuahua reaching an elevation of 3,300 m (10,827 ft) above sea level. The climate of the mountain is extremely cold in the winter and temperate to semi-cold in the summer.