Sierra De Álamos
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Sierra de Álamos is a
range Range may refer to: Geography * Range (geographic), a chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera, sierra) ** Mountain range, a group of mountains bordered by lowlands * Range, a term used to i ...
of
mountains 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 area, and is usually higher th ...
, in the
Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American C ...
in the
Álamos Municipality Álamos Municipality is a municipality in south-western Sonora, Mexico. It includes the town of Álamos. It is one of the 72 municipalities of the Mexican state of Sonora, located in the southeastern part of the state. Its municipal seat is the ma ...
of
Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
.Sierra de Alamos - Río Cuchujaqui
from unesco.org accessed July 13, 2019 Portions of the range lie in the
Sierra de Álamos–Río Cuchujaqui Biosphere Reserve Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" and "saw", from Latin '' serra'') may refer to the following: Places Mountains and mountain ranges * Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range i ...
. The upper slopes are covered in pine–oak forest, and the lower slopes are covered by dry forest and thorn scrub. UNESC0 2919. "Sierra de Alamos - Río Cuchujaqui Biosphere Reserve, Mexico". Accessed 27 August 2021

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Landforms of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountain ranges of Sonora {{NorthAm-mountain-stub