| Pajarito Mountains | |
|---|---|
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| Naming | |
| Native name | Sierra El Pajarito (Spanish) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Region | northwestern Mexico |
| Range coordinates | 29°23′15″N 110°07′19″W / 29.38750°N 110.12194°W |
| Parent range | Sierra Madre Occidental |
| Topo map | NH12-08 |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Laramide |
| Type of rock | Volcanic |
The Pajarito Mountains (Sierra El Pajarito,[1] Sierra Pajapitos[2]) are a small mountain range in the Sierra Madre Occidental. They are located in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico.
Geography
To the north are the El Jaralito Mountains, between them and the Pajaritos is the Ures River (Río Ures).[3]
Notes and references
- ↑ Sierra El Pajarito (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Sierra Pajapitos (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Roldán-Quintana, Jaime; Lozano-Santacruz, Rufino; Arrazolo-Reyna, Sonia (1989). "Pegmatitas de la sierra El Jaralito al suroeste de Baviácora, Sonora" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas (in Spanish). 8 (1): 15–21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2018.
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