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  1. Sierra Madre del Sur

    refimprove date December 2011 File Geographic Map of Mexico.jpg thumb 350px right Sierra Madre del Sur ... Snowfall in Sierra Madre del Sur. The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico ... Istmo de Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca state Oaxaca . Geography The Sierra Madre del Sur joins ... url http books.google.com books?id DSzyMGh8pNwC&pg PA753&lpg PA753&dq sierra madre del sur mountains&source ... Biosphere reserves of Mexico Category Western Cordillera North America Oaxaca geo stub ca Sierra Madre del Sur de Sierra Madre del Sur eo Suda Sierra Madre es Sierra Madre del Sur eu Hegoaldeko Sierra Madre fr Sierra Madre del Sur it Sierra Madre del Sud ka lt Piet Siera Madr nl Zuidelijke Sierra Madre no Sydlige Sierra Madre pl Sierra Madre Po udniowa pt Serra Madre do ... 0CFkQ6AEwBzg8 v onepage&q sierra 20madre 20del 20sur 20mountains&f false month October year 2002 pages 754 publisher Marshall Cavendish isbn 978 0761474029 ref Although separated from the main part of the Sierra Madre del Sur by the deep canyon of the lower R o Balsas, the mountains of southern Michoac n around Coalcom n are usually considered part of the Sierra Madre del Sur. Image sierra madre del sur.JPG thumb right 350px View of the Sierra Madre del Sur, west of Playa Azul, Michoac n . Ecology The range is noted for its very high biodiversity and large number of Endemism endemic species. The Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests occupy the higher reaches of the range. These forests are part ... of the Balsas River, north of the Sierra, is home to the Balsas dry forests . References reflist External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0309 full.html Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests World Wildlife Fund http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0309.html Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests National Geographic Geography topics Physical geography topics Category Mountain ranges of Mexico Madre del Sur Category Geography ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forests

    Infobox ecoregion name Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests country Mexico border Balsas dry forests border1 Tehuacan Valley matorral border2 Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine oak forests border3 Southern Pacific dry forests bird species 330 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 151 ref name Atlas habitat loss 10.689 ref name Atlas protected 1.61 ref name Atlas area 61200 biome Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests map map size map alt map caption The Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests is a tropical and subtropical coniferous forests subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range of southern Mexico . Setting The Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests occupy an area of convert 61,200 km2 sqmi sp us , within the states of Michoac n , Guerrero , and Oaxaca . The pine oak forests occupy the higher slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur range, which runs east and west parallel to Mexico s southern Pacific Coast. The forests are surrounded by tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forests at lower elevations the Jalisco dry forests to the west the Balsas dry forests to the north, in the basin of the Balsas River , and the Southern Pacific dry ... Wildlife Fund Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0309.html National Geographic Sierra Madre del Sur pine oak forests ecoregion ... Suda Sierra Madre ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre

    Sierra Madre Spanish for mother mountain range may refer to one of several mountain ranges Image Sierra Madres of Mexiko.jpg thumb Mexico s three Sierra Madre mountain ranges In Mexico Sierra Madre Occidental , a mountain range in northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona Sierra Madre Oriental , a mountain range in northeastern Mexico Sierra Madre de Oaxaca , a mountain range in south central Mexico Sierra Madre del Sur , a mountain range in southern Mexico Sierra Madre de Chiapas , a mountain range which extends from southeastern Mexico In Central America Sierra Madre de Chiapas , the continuation of this mountain range crossing southern Guatemala, northern El Salvador, and western Honduras In the Philippines Sierra Madre Philippines , a mountain range on Luzon island In the United States Sierra Madre Mountains California , a mountain range in the state of California Sierra Madre, California , a town in Los Angeles County located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains Sierra Madre Range Wyoming , a mountain range in the south central portion of the state Entertainment The Treasure of the Sierra Madre , a 1927 novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre film , 1948 film made from the novel Disambig br Sierra Madre ca Sierra Madre cs Sierra Madre cy Sierra Madre de Sierra Madre es Sierra Madre fr Sierra Madre it Sierra Madre lt Siera Madr nl Sierra Madre ja no Sierra Madre pl Sierra Madre pt Sierra Madre ro Sierra Madre dezambiguizare ru fi Sierra Madre zh ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre de Oaxaca

    Geobox Mountain range map Istmo de Tehuantepec relieve.png map size map caption Sierra Madre de Oaxaca lies west of Chivela Pass and north of the Sierra Madre del Sur range image Yagila.JPG image size 275 image caption View of the Sierra Ju rez from San Juan Yagila, in the Rincon de Ixtlan Region, Oaxaca, M xico other name Sierra Norte de Oaxaca country Mexico region Oaxaca parent Sierra Madre Oriental geology geology2 period highest highest elevation The Sierra Madre de Oaxaca is a mountain range ... km until reaching the Isthmus of Tehuantepec . Peaks in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca average 2,500 m in elevation ... shadow of the range. The Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine oak forests lie above 1600 m elevation. The humid .... Finally to the east, as the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca descends towards the Isthmus of Tehuantepec , lies the Sierra Mixe , home to the Mixe people , descendants of the Ancient Olmecs of Mexico s Gulf ... display title DEFAULTSORT Sierra Madre De Oaxaca Category Mountain ranges of Mexico Madre de Oaxaca Category Geography of Oaxaca Category Southern Mexico es Sierra Madre de Oaxaca eo Oa aka Sierra ... Domingo River Oaxaca Santo Domingo River , which lies in the rain shadow of the Sierra, and the Southern ... left thumb 200px Ixtlan de Juarez is an Important Zapotec Town in the Sierra Juarez region Culturally and geographically, the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca can be split into many smaller sierras, each with unique environments and human inhabitants. In the northwest of Oaxaca State lies the Sierra Mazateca ... of the Sierra Mazateca lies the Sierra de Cuicatlan, a range which divides the low canyon lands of Cuicatlan from the Sierra Juarez to the west and is home to the Cuicatec people. The Sierra Ju rez, Oaxaca Sierra Ju rez is the land of the Sierra Zapotec peoples Zapotecs and birthplace of Mexico s only indigenous president, Benito Ju rez . The main towns of the Sierra Juarez are Ixtlan de Ju rez , San Ildefonso Villa Alta, and Villa Hidalgo Yalalag. North of the Sierra Ju rez lies the Sierra ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Occidental

    Refimprove date June 2010 Geobox Range Heading name Sierra Madre Occidental native name other name category Mountain Range cordillera Names etymology Image image Sierra Madre Occidental.jpg image size 280px image caption Geographical view to Mexico and its mountain ranges Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur. Country country Mexico country flag 3 state Sonora , Chihuahua state Chihuahua , Sinaloa , Durango , br Zacatecas , Nayarit , Jalisco , br Aguascalientes , Guanajuato region Northern Mexico district municipality topo map topo maker Family range border Sea of Cortez &ndash Pacific Ocean Pacific W br Altiplanicie Mexicana E br Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt ... , where it joins with the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Eje Volc nico Transversal Transverse Volcanic ... Footnotes footnotes The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico . Setting File Barranca del cobre 2.jpg thumb left Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico File Cascada Basaseachi.jpg ... American cordillera . Sierra Madre means Mother Range . This is a dramatic landscape of steep mountains ... na0302 full.html title Sierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests NA0302 work WWF Full Reports publisher ... Physical geography topics Category Sierra Madre Occidental Category Mountain ranges of Mexico Category ... Category Northwestern Mexico Category Regions of Northern Mexico Mexico stub ca Sierra Madre Occidental cs Sierra Madre Occidental cy Sierra Madre Occidental de Sierra Madre Occidental es Sierra Madre Occidental eo Okcidenta Sierra Madre eu Mendebaldeko Sierra Madre fr Sierra Madre occidentale it Sierra Madre Occidentale ka lt Vakar Siera Madr nl Westelijke Sierra Madre no Vestlige Sierra Madre pl Sierra Madre Zachodnia pt Sierra Madre Ocidental ru ... Grande de Santiago , which is Mexico s longest, and the Humaya River in Sinaloa. Ecology The Sierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests are found at elevations of convert 1500 3000 m ft abbr on throughout ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Boulevard

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Sierra Madre Boulevard is a Convert 6.6 mi km adj on long road connecting five suburbs of Pasadena, California Arcadia, California Arcadia , Sierra Madre, California Sierra Madre , Hastings Ranch, Pasadena, California Hastings Ranch , East Pasadena , and San Marino, California San Marino . For the most part, it is a winding road divided by a grassy median, but the part between Pasadena and Arcadia is a two lane road. Built around Sierra Madre Pacific Electric an interurban line of the Pacific Electric Railway . The smaller and older portion of the road was originally Central Avenue in Sierra Madre, built some time in the 1860s or 70s. The road forms a shape, it continues in the south as San Marino Ave, and ends at Elevado Ave in the east. The section of Sierra Madre Boulevard between Washington Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue is the end of the Tournament of Roses Parade . Pasadena Coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Streets in Los Angeles County, California Category Transportation in Pasadena, California California road stub ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre (Philippines)

    Unreferenced date March 2010 Geobox Range name Sierra Madre Philippines image Sierra Madre Mountain Range.jpg image caption The Sierra Madre Mountain Range view from Barangay Partida in Norzagaray , Bulacan Bulacan Province . country Philippines region type region Luzon Island border border1 highest Mount Anacuao highest elevation 1849.83 geology period orogeny map map caption The Sierra Madre is a mountain range in The Philippines . It is located along the north eastern coast of Luzon Island, running north south. Quezon National Forest Park is situated in the range. Geography The Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines. The range starts in the in the north in the Provinces of the Philippines province of Cagayan and ends in the south in the province of Quezon , just east of Laguna de Bay . To the west as it reaches the province of Nueva Vizcaya to form the Caraballo Mountains, with which it connects with the Cordillera Central, Luzon Cordillera Central range. The range s highest point is Mount Anacuao at convert 6069 ft m . Several of the range s mountains are dramatic landforms, such as Mount Mirador which has views of Luzon from the peak. Ecoregion s in the range are in the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests lower and Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests higher biomes . File oriod.jpg thumb center 600px The Sierra Madre Mountain Range, view from near the Mount Oriod summit in Bulacan Province. Endemic species In the forest, in April 2010, the endemism endemic lizard species Varanus bitatawa Northern Sierra Madre Forest monitor lizard ... burnt.jpg thumb right 300px Lower portions of the Sierra Madre, with habitat damage by logging and coal making. The Sierra Madre mountain range forest habitat is threatened by human activities. Settlers ... Philippines geo stub de Sierra Madre Philippinen es Sierra Madre Filipinas fr Sierra Madre Philippines nl Sierra Madre Filipijnen ja ru tl Sierra Madre Pilipinas ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Oriental

    Geobox Range name Sierra Madre Oriental map Sierra Madres of Mexiko.jpg map first true image Sierra Madre ... long m 33 highest long s highest long EW W The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico . Setting Spanning convert 1000 km mi the Sierra Madre Oriental runs from Coahuila south ... the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra Madre Occidental further west. The climate of the Sierra Madre Oriental is drier than the rainforest areas further south in Mexico. Highest major summits The highest point is Cerro San Rafael , at convert 3700 m ft above sea level, is the highest point of the Sierra ... wikitable sortable The Highest Major Mountain Peaks of Sierra Madre Oriental ranking Rank summit topography ... ref name San Rafael The summit of Cerro San Rafael is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Oriental ... Le n Sierra Madre Oriental align center hs 3700.000 3700 m br 12,139 feet align center hs 0000.000 NA ... peak.aspx?pid 7984 PB flag Nuevo Le n Sierra Madre Oriental align center hs 3700.000 3700 m br ... profiles terrestrial na na0303 full.html title Sierra Madre Oriental pine oak forests NA0303 work ... plateau. Much of the wildlife can also be found in the Sierra Madre Occidental , which runs ... peaks of M xico References reflist External links commonscat Sierra Madre Oriental http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial na na0303 full.html Sierra Madre Oriental pine oak forests World Wildlife Fund Geography topics Physical geography topics Category Sierra Madre Oriental Category ... Category Geography of Puebla Category Physiographic provinces br Sierra Madre Oriental ca Sierra Madre Oriental cs Sierra Madre Oriental cy Sierra Madre Oriental de Sierra Madre Oriental es Sierra Madre Oriental eo Orienta Sierra Madre eu Ekialdeko Sierra Madre fa fr Sierra Madre orientale gl Sierra Madre Oriental it Sierra Madre Orientale ka lt Ryt Siera Madr nl Oostelijke Sierra Madre no stlige Sierra Madre pl Sierra Madre Wschodnia pt Sierra Madre ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Dam

    Orphan date February 2009 coord 34.1761 118.0428 display title The Sierra Madre Dam is on Little Santa Anita Canyon Little Santa Anita Creek at the San Gabriel Mountains base, in Los Angeles County, California , south of Angeles National Forest . It is used for fish and wildlife protection, flood control, and improved navigation purposes. Construction was completed in 1928. Its normal surface area is 1 Acre United States survey acre acre . It is owned by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works . Its height is convert 69 ft m with a length of convert 200 ft m . Normal storage is convert 51 acre.ft lk in . It drains an area of convert 0.77 sqmi km2 . ref http findlakes.com sierra madre california ca00197.htm Sierra Madre Bot generated title ref The dam has a hole drilled into the bottom of it with a diameter of convert 4 ft m , with a steel cage covering it for water release. Access to the dam is restricted by both a vehicular gate and chain link fence from the Sierra Madre Canyon entrance, and the San Gabriel Valley . Hiking Hikers can typically go behind the dam illegally , where they are greeted by a rope climb up to a convert 20 ft m sing on water fall. The west face of the canyon is gunite d, prevented mudslides from filling in the canyon below. Variant nonofficial names for Sierra Madre Dam Sierra Madre 32 013 Dam. ref http california.hometownlocator.com maps feature map,ftc,2,fid,249438,n,Sierra 20Madre 20Dam.cfm Sierra Madre Dam in Los Angeles County, CA Bot generated title ref References Reflist California struct stub US dam stub Category Geography of Los Angeles County, California Category Dams in California Category San Gabriel Valley Category San Gabriel Mountains ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre de Chiapas

    Geobox Range Name section name Sierra Madre native name other name other name1 Image image VolcanesdeGuatemala00 D.png image size 250 image caption Volcanoes of the Sierra Madre range in Guatemala Etymology etymology Country etc. country Mexico country1 Guatemala country2 El Salvador country3 Honduras state state1 region region1 district district1 city city1 Orography unit unit1 part count part part1 ... value Map section map map size map caption map first Sierra Madre known in Mexico as Sierra Madre de ... lies south the range, between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Ocean . To the north lie a series of highlands and depressions, including the Chiapas Depression , which separates the Sierra Madre from .... It is, however, impossible to subdivide the Sierra Madre into a northern and a volcanic ..., the volcanic cones seem to rise directly from the central heights of the Sierra Madre, above which ... over twenty volcanoes form five clusters. Between the Sierra Madre and the Volcanic line lies a central plateau. Wide image Mirador La Pistola 050109.JPG 1000px A panorama of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas ... in the Guatemalan Highlands, and force a way through the Sierra Madre at the bottom of deep ravines ... Volcanic Arc ca Sierra Madre de Chiapas cs Sierra Madre de Chiapas de Sierra Madre de Chiapas es Sierra Madre de Chiapas eu Sierra Madre de Chiapas fr Sierra Madre de Chiapas it Sierra Madre de Chiapas ka lt iapaso Siera Madr nl Sierra Madre van Chiapas no Sierra Madre de ... Guatemala city as the Sierra de las Nubes, and enters Mexico as the Sierra de Istatan. Its summit is not a well ... of the Sierra itself, except near the Mexican frontier, but has a more southerly trend, especially .... The Sierra forms the main Drainage divide watershed between the Pacific and Atlantic river systems. On the Pacific side of the Sierra the distance to the sea is short, and the streams, while very ... Category Mountain ranges of Mexico Madre Category Mountain ranges of Guatemala Madre Category Geography ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre, California

    Infobox settlement official name City of Sierra Madre other name native name for cities whose native ... size image blank emblem blank emblem size image map LA County Incorporated Areas Sierra Madre highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location of Sierra Madre in Los Angeles County, California ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1661439 footnotes Infobox ends The city of Sierra Madre is a municipality ... to its south and east. Sierra Madre is known as Wistaria City , and its city seal is decorated with a drawing ... 1990 01 25 news ga 767 1 sierra madre work Los Angeles Times title Sierra Madre ... The Official Site of the City of Sierra Madre Bot generated title ref History Early ... headline history of sierra madre City of Sierra Madre Headline History ref By 1769, the first Spanish ... that comprise Sierra Madre in 1881 convert 845 acre km2 from Lucky Baldwin , convert 108 acre km2 from ... Railway Red Car passenger service to Sierra Madre. Later that year the first electric lights were ... citywide election was held and 96 citizens voted 71 25 to officially incorporate Sierra Madre, the population was about 500. Eighteen days later, Sierra Madre became incorporated as a California ... 1884.jpg thumb left 250px The Sierra Madre Villa Hotel, 1884. The new century Sierra Madre is historically linked to the old mountain resorts of the San Gabriel Mountains and Valley. The Sierra Madre ... Site of the City of Sierra Madre Headline History of Sierra Madre Bot generated title ref The municipality ... Trail and it was more popular at the time than the old Sierra Madre trail. Foot and pack animal traffic ... established their route to Sierra Madre from 1906 until 1950. Literally thousands of people rode the cars to Sierra Madre to hike the original Mt. Wilson Trail. ref name race Image Mt Wilson trl.jpg .... The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team provides emergency support on race day. The special feature ... of the Baldwin Estate and the Sierra Madre Water Company. ref name history 1920s and 1930s In 1921 ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre (Pacific Electric)

    Infobox rail line name Sierra Madre image image width 110px. type Light rail system Pacific Electric locale Southern California start Pacific Electric Building end Sierra Madre, California stations 24 routes ridership 1713 last counted open 1906 close 1950 owner Southern Pacific Railroad operator character stock PE 1100 Class last used linelength 16.9 miles tracklength notrack gauge standard gauge br standard gauge el Overhead lines speed elevation map PE N Sierra Madre The Sierra Madre was a Pacific Electric interurban line which ran convert 16.9 mi km from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to Sierra Madre, California Sierra Madre . The line opened to Pasadena, California Pasadena on March 19, 1904, and was extended to Sierra Madre in 1906 it closed on October 6, 1950. ref cite web url http erha.org pensm.htm title Pacific Electric Sierra Madre Line author date work publisher Electric Railway Historic Association of Southern California accessdate August 20, 2010 ref List of Major Stations class wikitable Station Major Connections Date Opened Date Closed City colspan 5 align center Sierra Madre Sierra Madre 1902 1950 rowspan 1 Sierra Madre, California Sierra Madre Lamanda Park Junction Lamanda Park Pacific Electric Lamanda Park 1902 1950 rowspan 1 Pasadena, California Pasadena San Marino Monrovia Glendora Pacific Electric Monrovia Glendora 1902 1950 rowspan 2 San Marino, California San Marino El Molino Monrovia Glendora Pacific Electric Monrovia Glendora , Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pacific Electric Pasadena via Oak Knoll 1902 1950 Oneonta Park Monrovia Glendora Pacific Electric Monrovia Glendora , Mount Lowe Railway Mount Lowe , Pasadena Short Line Pacific Electric Pasadena Short Line , Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pacific Electric Pasadena via Oak Knoll , Shorb Pacific Electric Shorb 1901 1951 rowspan 1 South Pasadena, California South Pasadena Sierra Vista Alhambra San Gabriel Pacific Electric Alhambra San Gabriel , Monrovia Glendora Pacific Electric Monrovia Glendora ...   more details



  1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film)

    Infobox film name The Treasure of the Sierra Madre image Treasuremadre.jpg caption Theatrical poster ... Film US language English budget 3.8 million gross The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American ... of the Sierra Madre novel of the same name , in which two Linktext impecunious United States Americans ... predicts trouble, but is willing to go anyway. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was one of the first ... out to strike it rich in the remote Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre mountains, searching ... to the United States. Cast File Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre trailer.jpg thumb ... reasons. ref Discovering Treasure The Story of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre , Turner Classic ... of the Sierra Madre . Walter Huston, John Huston s father, also won the Academy Award for Best ... listed The Treasure of Sierra Madre as his 4th favorite film of all time in his list of his top ... luck? External links Commons category The Treasure of the Sierra Madre film wikiquote IMDb title 0040897 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Rotten tomatoes treasure of the sierra madre The Treasure of the Sierra Madre tcmdb title 2852 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Allmovie title 50884 The Treasure of Sierra Madre The Internet Archive http www.archive.org details Lux14 holds an April 18, 1949 ... movie film 1112 the treasure of the sierra madre Literature on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston Films DEFAULTSORT Treasure Of The Sierra Madre Category 1948 films Category American films ... Bros. films bg ca El tresor de Sierra Madre da Tre mand s ger guld de Der Schatz der Sierra Madre es El tesoro de Sierra Madre eo The Treasure of the Sierra Madre eu The Treasure of the Sierra Madre fa fr Le Tr sor de la Sierra Madre hr Blago Sierra Madre 1948 it Il tesoro della Sierra Madre he hu A Sierra Madre kincse nl The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ja 1948 pl Skarb Sierra Madre pt The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ru ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Mountains (California)

    Geobox Range Heading name Sierra Madre Mountains native name other name category Mountain Range Names etymology Image image SierraMadreFromCottonwoodCynRd.JPG image caption Sierra Madre Mountains from Cottonwood Canyon Road, in the Cuyama Valley Country country United States state California region district Santa Barbara County, California Santa Barbara County municipality topo map Peak Mountain topo maker USGS Family range border part city landmark river Locations lat d 34 lat m 54 lat s 7.927 lat NS N long d 119 long m 51 long s 31.495 long EW W highest highest location highest region highest country highest elevation 1783 highest lat d highest lat m highest lat s highest lat NS highest long d highest long m highest long s highest long EW lowest lowest location lowest region lowest country lowest elevation imperial lowest lat d lowest lat m lowest lat s lowest lat NS lowest long d lowest long m lowest long s lowest long EW Dimensions length imperial length orientation width imperial width ... are themselves part of the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America . The Sierra Madre Mountains ... the winter months. The Sierra Madre Mountains are almost entirely within the Los Padres National .... Image San Rafael Mountains 1.jpg thumb left 300px Las Coches Mountain in the Sierra Madre ... and Ozena Faults. The Sierra Madre Mountains rise abruptly just south of the Cuyama Valley , which defines ... Category Mountain ranges of Santa Barbara County, California de Sierra Madre Mountains nl Sierra Madre Mountains pl Sierra Madre Kalifornia ... Free fields free free type Maps map California Locator Map.PNG map caption location of Sierra Madre Mountains in California ref name gnis cite gnis id 1655012 name Sierra Madre Mountains accessdate 2009 05 03 ref map background map locator California Website website Footnotes footnotes The Sierra Madre Mountains are a mountain range in northern Santa Barbara County , California , United States ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Range (Wyoming)

    Coord 41.186 N 107.032 W display title The Sierra Madre Range is located in south central Wyoming . Geologically, it may be considered an extension of the Park Range Colorado Park Range or Front Range of Colorado . Its terrain lies within the US Continental Divide of the Americas Continental Divide . Its western basins drain into the Colorado River and its eastern into the North Platte River . Bridger Peak, Wyoming 11,007 feet is its highest elevation. Copper resources within the range were extracted during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by a Ferris Haggarty mine. Its operations were centered near Encampment, Wyoming . Gold findings in the range during the 1890s sparked a short lived gold rush that attracted thousands of prospectors. ref cite web url http query.nytimes.com mem archive free pdf?res F40711F9385416738DDDAC0994D9415B8785F0D3 title Wyoming s Gold Fields publisher New York Times date 1897 11 15 accessdate 2010 10 21 ref The possibility of further discoveries renewed interest during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ref cite web title Sierra Madre Encampment District url http www.wsgs.uwyo.edu Topics Metals encampment.aspx publisher Wyoming State Geologic Survey accessdate 2010 10 20 ref Much of the range lies within the Medicine Bow Routt National Forest . Protected areas include the Encampment River Wilderness and the Huston Park Wilderness . ref cite web title Sierra Madre url http www.fs.usda.gov Internet FSE DOCUMENTS stelprdb5166252.pdf publisher US Forest Service accessdate 2010 10 21 ref It is traversed by Wyoming Highway 70 , which crosses the Continental Divide at Battle Pass. The range supports a number of popular game species, including ... Green River Habitat Priority Area Name Sierra Madre url http gf.state.wy.us habitat Narratives GR G1 T Sierra Madre.pdf publisher Wyoming Game and Fish Department accessdate 2010 10 20 ref In 2009 ... StratWeb SierraMadre Default.aspx . Sierra Madre . Wyoming State Geological Survey. Accessed 2010 ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre ground squirrel

    Taxobox name Sierra Madre ground squirrel image status NT status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors lvarez Casta eda, S. T., Castro Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & V zquez, E. year 2008 id 20485 title Spermophilus madrensis downloaded 8 January 2009 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodentia familia Sciuridae genus Callospermophilus species C. madrensis binomial Callospermophilus madrensis binomial authority Clinton Hart Merriam Merriam , 1901 synonyms Spermophilus madrensis The Sierra Madre ground squirrel Callospermophilus madrensis is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is Endemism endemic to Mexico . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland . ref cite journal author Helgen, Kristofer M. Cole, F. Russel Helgen, Lauren E. and Wilson, Don E year 2009 title Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus doi 10.1644 07 MAMM A 309.1 journal Journal of Mammalogy volume 90 issue 2 pages 270 305 url http www.mammalsociety.org uploads Helgen 20et 20al 202009.pdf archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 62dP5i1JK archivedate 22 October 2011 ref References reflist Marmotini nav DEFAULTSORT Ground Squirrel, Sierra Madre Category Mammals of Mexico Category Endemic fauna of Mexico Category Ground squirrels Sierra Madre Ground Squirrel ground squirrel stub es Callospermophilus madrensis eu Spermophilus madrensis ...   more details



  1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    About the novel the film version The Treasure of the Sierra Madre film unreferenced date August 2009 Infobox Book name Treasure of the Sierra Madre title orig Der Schatz der Sierra Madre translator image File TreasureOfSierraMadre.JPG 200px image caption 1st US edition author B. Traven illustrator cover artist country flagicon Germany Germany language German language German series subject genre Adventure novel publisher release date 1927 in literature 1927 english release date 1935 in literature 1935 media type pages isbn ISBN 0 8090 0160 8 preceded by followed by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1927 in literature 1927 novel by the mysterious German English bilingual author B. Traven , in which two penurious United States American s of the 1920s join with an old timer, in Mexico , to prospect for gold . The book was adapted successfully as a The Treasure of the Sierra Madre film 1948 film of the same name by John Huston . Historical setting By the 1920s the violence of the Mexican Revolution had largely subsided, although scattered gangs of bandits continued to terrorize the countryside. The newly established post revolution government relied on the effective but ruthless Federal Police, commonly known as the Federales , to patrol remote areas and dispose of the bandits. Foreigners, like the three American prospectors who are the focus of the story, were at very real risk of being killed by the bandits. The bandits, likewise, were given little more than a last cigarette by the army units after capture, even having to dig their own graves first. This is the context of the story. Plot Three down and out gringo s meet by chance in a Mexican city and discuss how to overcome their financial distress. They then set out to discover gold in the remote Sierra Madre mountains. They ride a train into the hinterlands, surviving a bandit attack en route. Once in the desert, Howard ... Of The Sierra Madre, The Category 1927 novels Category German novels Category Novels set in Mexico ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre National Forest

    Sierra Madre National Forest was established as the Sierra Madre Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Wyoming on November 5, 1906 with convert 370911 acre km2 . It became a United States National Forest National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 the entire forest was combined with Park Range National Forest to create Hayden National Forest and the name was discontinued. ref citation title PDFlink http www.foresthistory.org ASPNET Places National 20Forests 20of 20the 20U.S.pdf National Forests of the United States 341  KB date September 29, 2005 author Davis, Richard C. publisher The Forest History Society ref References reflist External links http www.foresthistory.org Forest History Society http www.foresthistory.org ASPNET Places National 20Forests 20of 20the 20U.S.pdf Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates from the Forest History Society website Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743 788. coord missing Wyoming Category Former National Forests of Wyoming ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Sparrow

    Taxobox name Sierra Madre Sparrow image Xenospiza baileyi.jpg status EN status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Emberizidae genus Xenospiza genus authority Outram Bangs Bangs , 1931 species X. baileyi binomial Xenospiza baileyi binomial authority Outram Bangs Bangs , 1931 synonyms Ammodramus baileyi Xenospiza baileyi baileyi Xenospiza baileyi sierrae br small Pitelka, 1947 small The Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi , also known as Bailey s Sparrow , is an endangered, range restricted, enigmatic American sparrow . It is endemism endemic to Mexico and is threatened with extinct ion through habitat loss. Etymology Xenospiza , from Ancient Greek xenos Greek x nos , a stranger , sp za , finch . baileyi , dedicated to Alfred Marshall Bailey Alfred M. Bailey , who collected the 1931 specimen for Outram Bangs . History and taxonomy The Sierra Madre Sparrow was first discovered by scientists in the Sierra de Bola os near Bola os , Jalisco , in 1889. The eight specimens shot then were not recognized as what they were, but believed to be aberrant Savannah Sparrow Savannah or Song Sparrow Mexican Plateau Song Sparrow s, or Hybrid biology hybrids . Only when another bird was taken near the Durango, Durango city of Durango in 1931 was it recognized as a valid and distinct species . The southern population was discovered only in 1945, but has been observed since then in several areas around Mexican Federal District Distrito ... Ita, Ad n & Rojas Soto, Octavio R. 2006 A survey for the Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi , with its ... uploaded ILUHRFXDNU Sierra 20Madre 20Sparrow.mp3 The distinctive song of the Sierra Madre Sparrow as an mp3 .... Retrieved 2006 JUN 11. Category Emberizidae Category Genera of birds Category Sierra Madre Occidental ... and habitat The species is endemism endemic to some mountain ranges in and near the Sierra Madre Occidental , Mexico . It is restricted to bunchgrass and marshland habitat in volcanic mountain ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Shrew Mouse

    Taxobox status status system regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Rodent ia familia Muridae genus Archboldomys species A. musseri binomial Archboldomys musseri binomial authority synonyms Palanan shrew mouse ref http www.fieldmuseum.org philippine mammals Archboldomys spA.htm ref Archboldomys musseri Sierra Madre Shrew Mouse is a species of mammal from the Philippines . ref http vertebrates.si.edu mammals msw Mammal Species of the World ref ref http books.google.com books?id YnYED YG0ZYC&pg PA1284&lpg PA1284&dq 22Archboldomys musseri 22&source bl&ots 1AZx4bFV 0&sig hdjdsbNNJncZ UquhmIgfYvSd6I&hl en&ei SlleS4PeFtGIkAXZou2fAg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 10&ved 0CCoQ6AEwCQ v onepage&q 22Archboldomys 20musseri 22&f false ref ref http zipcodezoo.com Animals A Archboldomys musseri ref ref http www.archive.org stream reviewofgeneracr89field reviewofgeneracr89field djvu.txt ref ref http journals.cambridge.org action displayAbstract jsessionid 8185AE5241121A8A9D5E098663DA3E33.tomcat1?fromPage online&aid 546548 ref References Reflist Murinae A. Category Old World rats and mice rodent stub es Archboldomys musseri eu Archboldomys musseri nl Archboldomys musseri ...   more details



  1. Madre del Buon Consiglio

    Infobox religious building building name Basilica dell Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio infobox width image Buonconsiglio4.jpg image size 250px caption map type map size map caption location Naples geo coord 40 51 52 N 14 14 49 E type landmark region IT display inline,title religious affiliation Roman Catholic rite province district consecration year 1960 status Basilica functional status Active heritage designation leadership website architecture yes architect architecture type Basilica architecture style Renaissance and Baroque facade direction groundbreaking 1920 year completed 1960 construction cost specifications yes capacity length width width nave height max dome quantity dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner spire quantity spire height materials Image Facciata Incoro.JPG thumb 250px right Fa ade. The Madre del Buon Consiglio or Basilica dell Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio or Maria del Buon Consiglio Italian Uncrowned Mother of Good Counsel is a Roman Catholic church in Naples , southern Italy . It is located on the hillside leading up to the Museo di Capodimonte Capodimonte palace and art museum and is visible from many quarters of the city. History The church has its roots in two miracles observed by local girl Maria di Ges Landi 21 January 1861 &ndash 26 March 1931 . Known for her devotion to Our Lady of Good Counsel Madonna del Buon Consiglio , she created a painting of the saint in 1884, which apparently stopped an outbreak of cholera in the city in that year. 22 years later, the same painting appeared to clear the ash clouds from the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius . Vincenzo Vecchio designed the church in imitation of St. Peter ... chiese basiliche incoronata incoronata01.htm Page at napoligrafia.it it icon DEFAULTSORT Madre Del Buon Consiglio Category Churches in Naples Category 20th century architecture it Basilica dell Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio hu Madre del Buon Consiglio N poly ...   more details



  1. List of birds of the Sierra Madre Oriental

    Image Sierra Madres of Mexiko.jpg thumb right 300px Geographical view of Mexico and its mountain ranges Sierra Madre Oriental , Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur . This is a list of birds whose range includes, at least in part, the Sierra Madre Oriental , a mountain range in northeastern Mexico. As a twin mountain range to the Sierra Madre Occidental s, some species will occur in both because of the separation by the Mexican Plateau some will occur only in one range. A few species are regionally endemic. Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus Great Curassow, Crax rubra Greenish Elaenia, Myiopagis viridicata White bellied Emerald, Amazilia candida Blue hooded Euphonia, Euphonia elegantissima Barred Forest falcon, Micrastur ruficollis Boat billed Flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis Hammond s Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii Pine Flycatcher, Empidonax affinis Crested Guan, Penelope purpurascens Ornate Hawk eagle, Spizaetus ornatus Blue throated Hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae Broad tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens White eared Hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina Unicolored Jay, Aphelocoma unicolor Montezuma Oropendola, Psarocolius montezuma Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus Whiskered Screech owl, Megascops trichopsis Maroon fronted Parrot, Rhynchopsitta terrisi Western Wood Pewee, Contopus sordidulus Band tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata Painted Redstart, Myioborus pictus Black headed Saltator, Saltator atriceps Slate coloured Solitaire, Myadestes unicolor Rufous crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps Vaux s Swift, Chaetura vauxi White throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis Flame colored Tanager, Piranga bidentata Hepatic Tanager, Piranga flava Bridled Titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus Spotted Towhee, Pipilo ... Birds of Mexico Sierra Madre Oriental Category Sierra Madre Oriental ...   more details



  1. List of birds of the Sierra Madre Occidental

    Image Sierra Madres of Mexiko.jpg thumb right 300px Geographical view of Mexico and its mountain ranges Sierra Madre Oriental , Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur . This is a list of birds whose range includes, at least in part, the Sierra Madre Occidental , a mountain range in western Mexico and the extreme southwest of the United States. Bright rumped Attila, Attila spadiceus Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus Mexican Chickadee, Poecile sclateri American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus Blue hooded Euphonia, Euphonia elegantissima Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis Hammond s Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii Pine Flycatcher, Empidonax affinis Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus Yellow Grosbeak, Pheucticus chrysopeplus Rusty crowned Ground sparrow, Melozone kieneri Blue throated Hummingbird, Lampornis clemenciae Broad tailed Hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens White eared Hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina White tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus Black throated Magpie jay, Calocitta colliei Purple Martin, Progne subis Buff collared Nightjar, Caprimulgus ridgwayi Pygmy Nuthatch, Sitta pygmaea Elf Owl, Micrathene whitneyi Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis Whiskered Screech owl, Megascops trichopsis Thick billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Western Wood Pewee, Contopus sordidulus Band tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata Elegant Quail, Callipepla douglasii Montezuma Quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae Eared Quetzal, Euptilotis neoxenus Painted Redstart, Myioborus pictus Townsend s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi Five striped Sparrow, Aimophila quinquestriata Rufous crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps Plain capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii Vaux s Swift, Chaetura vauxi White throated Swift, Aeronautes saxatalis Flame ... of the United States Sierra Madre Occidental Category Sierra Madre Occidental ...   more details



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    Summary Location of Sierra Madre, CA in Los Angeles County. Modified from stock Wikipedia images. Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot Orphan image ...   more details



  1. Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests

    Infobox ecoregion name Sierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests image Sierra Madre Occidental.jpg image size image alt image caption country United States country1 Mexico state Arizona state1 New Mexico state2 Sonora state3 Chihuahua state Chihuahua state4 Durango state5 Zacatecas state6 Jalisco border Sinaloan dry forests border1 Baj o dry forests border2 Central Mexico matorral border3 Meseta Central matorral border4 Chihuahuan desert border5 Sonoran desert border6 Sonoran Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest bird species 319 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K ... Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests map map size map alt map caption The Sierra Madre Occidental ... terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range of western Mexico and the southwestern ... for wildlife. Setting The Sierra Madre Occidental run north to south in western Mexico from the centre ..., and the Sinaloan dry forests to the west and southwest. The Sierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests are one of the Madrean pine oak forests ecoregions, which are found throughout the Sierra Madre ranges of Mexico and the US Southwest. Flora The original habitats of the Sierra Madre Occidental included ... woodpecker on earth. Areas prioritised for conservation include Bavispe Sierra del Tigre and Copper ... sky islands in Arizona which are part of the ecoregion although not the Sierra Madre Occidental ... profiles terrestrial na na0302 full.html title Sierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests NA0302 ... Conservation International Category Sierra Madre Occidental Pine oak forests Category Tropical and subtropical ... Ecoregions of the United States Category Nearctic ecoregion stub eo Pinaroj kverkaroj de Okcidenta Sierra Madre ...   more details




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