Mount Silla
mountain, Monterrey, Mexico
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Mount Silla is a prominent mountain that rises above the city of Monterrey, Mexico. It is located in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range and reaches an elevation of over 5,500 feet (1,700 meters). The mountain provides a scenic backdrop to Monterrey, which is the capital of Nuevo León state in northeastern Mexico. Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, established in 1939, encompasses much of the Sierra Madre Oriental in this region, featuring pine and oak forests on its slopes.12
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