Crestón Island
Native name:
Isla del Crestón
Crestón Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates23°10′40″N 106°25′39″W / 23.177689°N 106.427381°W / 23.177689; -106.427381
Administration
StateSinaloa
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone

Crestón Island or 'Crestón Hill' is located in the southern part of the mexican city of Mazatlán. It is the highest point in the entire city.[1]

History

Since 1828, the hill was used as a maritime marker with bonfires to guide ships entering or leaving the port. In 1879, an oil lamp made in France was purchased to improve the function of the campfire, but in 1905 it was replaced by the lighthouse that stands today. Starting in 1930, it stopped being an island, since a stone road was built that linked it with the city of Mazatlán.[2]

Faro Mazatlán

At the top of the mountain is the Faro Mazatlán, It is considered the highest lighthouse built on natural terrain in the world, at 157 meters above sea level.[3] The path that reaches the top of the hill has 334 steps and measures 745 meters.[4]

Faro Mazatlán

It is a highly visited site in the city, since the Faro Mazatlán Natural Park is located on the hill. In 2017, a glass bridge was built on the precipice of the hill, with a length of 30 meters, the glass has a thickness that resists up to 5 tons per square meter, the glass area is 18 meters.[5] In April 2018, it opened to the public; people who enter the bridge are put on sticky plastic over their shoes, in order not to damage the glass.[6]

Incidents

On March 27, 2015, two brothers fell from the hill into the sea, one died and the other was reported missing.[7]

On February 25, 2022, a 71-year-old Canadian tourist died of heat stroke followed by a sudden heart attack while trying to climb the mountain.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro del Creston, Mexico".
  2. ↑ "Cerro del Crestón: ¡El Nacimiento del Faro Natural más Alto del Mundo!". 30 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mazatlan's Hilltop Lighthouse Is Now World's Tallest". 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Faro de Mazatlán: Conoce la cantidad de escalones en esta aventura de altura". 14 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "El Parque Natural Faro Mazatlán en el Cerro del Crestón un Atractivo Natural". 26 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Se abre al público mirador de cristal del faro de Mazatlán". 20 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Se traga el mar a dos hermanos". 27 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Muere turista canadiense al subir el Faro de Mazatlán". 25 February 2022.
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