Mount Signal
| Mount Signal | |
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 Mount Signal as seen from outside the neighborhood of Santa Lorena in Santa Isabel, Mexicali, Baja California. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 781[1] m (2,562 ft) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Baja California |
| Parent range | Sierra de Juárez |
Mount Signal is a summit 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on Mexican Federal Highway 2. The peak is also known as "Weeishpa" by the native community Kumiai or "El Cenitnela" or "Cerro del Centinela" by the mexicans. The northern slope of the hill 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 cocopah mountain range.
Mount Signal or El Centinela was used by both native and pioneer explorers of the region, to guide them through the desert. The mount is on the shield of the town of Mexicali and on the shield of Imperial County, California. The song puro cachanilla also mentions this hill.
References
- ^ "Mapa digital de México V6". Instituto nacional de geografía estadistica e informática. Retrieved 2016-09-19.