The Sierra de las Cacachilas is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
of eastern
Baja California Sur
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state, located on the southern
Baja California Peninsula in northwestern
Mexico
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.
It is a mountain range of the
Peninsular Ranges
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System, which extends from
Southern California
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, through the Baja California Peninsula in
Baja California
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and Baja California Sur states.
Geography
The Sierra de las Cacahilas lie just east of
La Paz
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near the Pichilingue Peninsula on the
Sea of Cortez
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side of the southeastern Baja California Peninsula. Prominent hills include Cerro del Puerto, in elevation, and Cerro de las Cienaga.
Natural history
Much of the flora and fauna found in the Sierra de las Cacahilas are considered endemic to the region, and a binational research team identified several species in 2013 that had only been found in the
Sierra de la Laguna
The Sierra de la Laguna is a mountain range at the southern end of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico, and is the southernmost range of the Peninsular Ranges System.
It is located in La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur, La Paz Municipa ...
, to the south, and discovered a new species of spider, later named ''
Califorctenus cacachilensis''.
See also
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References
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Cacachilas
Peninsular Ranges
La Paz Municipality (Baja California Sur)