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The Spanish name sierra madre means "mother mountain range" in English, and occidental means "western", these thus being the "Western mother mountain range". [1] To the east, from the Spanish oriental meaning "eastern" in English, the Sierra Madre Oriental range or "Eastern mother mountain range" runs generally parallel to the Sierra Madre Occidental along eastern Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
Sierra Madre is historically linked to the old mountain resorts of the San Gabriel Mountains and Valley. The Sierra Madre Villa Hotel was a pioneer of summer resorts that populated the San Gabriel Valley in the late 19th century. [14] The municipality also operated and maintained the landmark "Lizzie's Trail" inn at the head of Old Mount Wilson ...
The Sierra Madre Occidental run north to south in western Mexico from the center of the country towards the United States border. The Sierra Madre Occidental is Mexico's largest range, and the ecoregion extends approximately 1,200 kilometers from southern Arizona to northern Jalisco. [4] The highest peak is Cerro Mohinora (3300 m) in southern ...
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The Sierra Madre range trends from northwest to southeast, and is approximately 25 mi (40 km) long. High peaks in the range include MacPherson Peak at 5,747 feet (1,752 m) in elevation, and the highest point in the range, Peak Mountain at 5,843 feet (1,781 m) in elevation. [2]
In Mexico, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Sierra Madre Oriental further east, surround the Mexican Plateau. [17] [18] To the west of the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Peninsular Ranges border the Pacific Ocean, and the Sierra Madre del Sur is the southern extension of the Peninsular Ranges. [19] Sierra Madre means "Mother Range" in Spanish.
Sierra Madre Fault Zone, at the boundary to the San Gabriel Valley and San Fernando Valley; 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake; Sierra Madre, California, a town in Los Angeles County located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains Sierra Madre Boulevard; Sierra Madre Villa station, Los Angeles Metro Rail A Line station. Sierra Madre Line, a former ...
Yucca brevifolia in Joshua Tree National Park Eschscholzia californica in the Antelope Valley Fouquieria splendens in Tucson in winter Young Larrea tridentata. The Madrean region (named after the Sierra Madre Occidental) is a floristic region within the Holarctic kingdom in North America, as delineated by Armen Takhtajan and Robert F. Thorne.