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Sierra Madre Occidental

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Cerro Gordo (3352+ m/10,997+ ft)
Countries	Mexico
States/Provinces	Durango (28%), Sinaloa (19%), Chihuahua (18%), Sonora (14%), Zacatecas (11%), Nayarit (6%), Jalisco (4%), Aguascalientes (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	314,645 sq km / 121,485 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,098 km / 683 mi North-South 826 km / 513 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	25° 52' N; 106° 30' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Sierra Madre Occidental
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Central Mexican Ranges	Level 2 (Parent)
Sierra Madre Occidental	Level 3
Mexican Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
Sierra Madre Oriental	Level 3 (Sibling)
Mexican West Coast Ranges	Level 3 (Sibling)
Cordillera Neovolcanica	Level 3 (Sibling)
Sierra Madre del Sur	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Sierra Madre Occidental

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Cerro Gordo	3352+	10,997+
2.	Cerro Mohinora	3303+	10,837+
3.	Cerro Barajas	3294+	10,807+
4.	Cerro Pánfilo	3140+	10,302+
5.	Cerro El Táscate	3100+	10,171+
6.	Pico 3081	3081	10,108
7.	Sierra Fría	3020+	9908+
8.	Cerro Los Altares	3020+	9908+
9.	Cerro Alto Tapanco	2955+	9695+
10.	Cerro Cabezón	2940+	9646+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

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