The Cerro de la Viga is a mountain located in the municipalities of Arteaga, Coahuila and Santiago, Nuevo León in northeastern Mexico. Its peak named Cerro San Rafael culminates at 3,712 m above the sea level and has a prominence of 1,395 m. It is the highest point in Coahuila and the second highest point in the Sierra Madre Oriental and in northern Mexico.[1][2] The mountain is surrounded by the Cerro Rancho Nuevo, Sierra El Álamo, Sierra San Isidro, Sierra Mauricio, Sierra El Muerto (Santiago), El Coahuilón, Sierra Las Alazanas and Cerro La Mina.
| Cerro de la Viga | |
|---|---|
| Sierra de la Viga Cerro San Rafael | |
 Cerro de la Viga seen from the Cerro Rancho Nuevo | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,712 m (12,178 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,395 m (4,577 ft) |
| Coordinates | 25°21′49″N 100°33′26″W / 25.3637°N 100.5571°W |
| Geography | |
  Cerro de la Viga | |
| Parent range | Sierra Madre Oriental |
Its 40-km-long ridge is the border between Coahuila and Nuevo León over 22 km.
In June 2011, a fire affected the southern side of the mountain.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ "Cerro San Rafael". peakbagger.com. November 1, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Cerro San Rafael". bivouac.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Incontrolable el incendio". El Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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