Sierra San Pedro Martir

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The Sierra San Pedro Mártir is a mountain chain that runs north-south along the northern part of Baja California in northwest Mexico. The highest point is Cerro de la Encantada, 3096 m.

The Sierra San Petro Mártir is one of the Peninsular Ranges, which run from southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. The San Pedro Mártir range has a very similar flora to the Sierra Juárez mountains just to the north, and these forests, which are surrounded at lower elevations by chaparral and desert shrub, are known as the Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests. The flora is distinct from the flora of the rest of Mexico, and shares many species with the Laguna Mountains and San Jacinto Mountains in southwest California. Typical conifer species include White Fir, Sugar Pine and Jeffrey Pine.

 

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