Sierra Madre Oriental

The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico, extending 1000 km from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, to northern Puebla and Querétaro, where it joins with the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Eje Volcánico Transversal of central Mexico.

Related Topics:
Mountain range - Mexico - Coahuila - Nuevo León - Tamaulipas - San Luis Potosí - Hidalgo - Puebla - Querétaro - Sierra Madre Occidental - Eje Volcánico Transversal

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The highest point is Cerro Potosí (3713 m), located at {{coor dm|24|52|N|100|24|W|}}. Another high point of this system is El Coahuilón with about (3460 m)

Related Topics:
Cerro Potosí - El Coahuilón

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The range is noted for its high biodiversity and large number of endemic species.

Related Topics:
Biodiversity - Endemic

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Although separated from the main part of the Sierra Madre Oriental by the Rio Grande river, the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, southwest Texas are floristically part of the Sierra Madre Oriental.

Related Topics:
Rio Grande - Chisos Mountains - Big Bend National Park - Texas - Floristically

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See also: Madrean pine-oak woodlands

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