Cerro Mohinora

Cerro Mohinora Flora and Fauna Protection Area
Cerro Mohinora Flora and Fauna Protection Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Area	9,126 ha (35.24 sq mi)
Designation	flora and fauna protection area
Designated	2015
Administrator	National Commission of Natural Protected Areas

Cerro Mohinora
Cerro Mohinora
Highest point
Elevation	3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Prominence	873 m (2,864 ft)
Parent peak	Cerro Gordo
Listing	Mountain peaks of Mexico
Coordinates	25°57′22″N 107°02′52″W
Geography
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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
Area
Cerro Mohinora Flora and Fauna Protection Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Area	9,126 ha (35.24 sq mi)
Designation	flora and fauna protection area
Designated	2015
Administrator	National Commission of Natural Protected Areas

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.

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