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Mount Signal
Mount Signal as seen from outside the neighborhood of Santa Lorena
Highest point
Elevation781 m (2,562 ft)
Geography
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LocationBaja California
Parent rangeSierra Cucapá

Mount Signal is a summit 20 km (12 mi) west of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on Mexican Federal Highway 2. The peak is also known as "Weeishpa" by the native community Kumiai and "El Centinela" or "Cerro del Centinela" by the Mexicans. The northern slope of the summit begins at the international border between Mexico and the United States, the south side is bordered by Federal Highway 2. It has an elevation of about 781 meter and is the northernmost peak of the Sierra Cucapá mountain range.

Mount Signal was used by both native and pioneer explorers of the region, to guide them through the desert. The summit is on the shield of the town of Mexicali and on the shield of Imperial County, California. The song: Puro Cachanilla, also mention it.

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