Cerro del Topo Chico | |
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![]() Cerro del Topo Chico seen from south | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,178 m (3,865 ft) |
Prominence | 618 m (2,028 ft) |
Naming | |
English translation | Little molehill |
Language of name | Spanish |
Geography | |
Location | Escobedo, San Nicolás, Monterrey; Nuevo León |
Country | ![]() |
Parent range | Sierra Madre Oriental |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Mountain |
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