The Sierra de Santa Cruz is a small
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
range in eastern
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
. It is situated north of
Lake Izabal
Lake Izabal (), also known as the Golfo Dulce, is the largest lake in Guatemala with a surface area of 589.6 km² (145,693 acres or 227.6 sq mi) and a maximum depth is 18 m (59 ft). The Polochic River is the largest river that drai ...
, in the department of
Izabal. The mountain range has a south-west to north-east orientation, and is approximately 55 km long and 13 km wide.
Its highest peaks have an altitude of approximately 1100 m ().
Fauna
Frog ''
Craugastor trachydermus'' is only known from the Sierra de Santa Cruz.
[ It is critically endangered.][
]
See also
*Geography of Guatemala }
Guatemala is mountainous, except for the south coastal area and the vast northern lowlands of Petén department. The country is located in Central America and bounded to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize and by the Gulf ...
References
Santa Cruz
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