Pajarito Mountains (Sonora)

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Pajarito Mountains
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Naming
Native nameSierra El Pajarito  (Spanish)
Geography
CountryMexico
State Sonora
Regionnorthwestern Mexico
Range coordinates 29°23′15″N110°07′19″W / 29.38750°N 110.12194°W / 29.38750; -110.12194 Coordinates: 29°23′15″N110°07′19″W / 29.38750°N 110.12194°W / 29.38750; -110.12194
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

  1. Sierra El Pajarito (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. Sierra Pajapitos (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. 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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