Cerro de la Viga

The Cerro de la Viga is a mountain located in the municipalities of Arteaga, Coahuila and Santiago, Nuevo León in northeastern Mexico. Its peak named Cerro San Rafael culminates at 3,712 m above the sea level and has a prominence of 1,395 m. It is the highest point in Coahuila and the second highest point in the Sierra Madre Oriental and in northern Mexico.^[1][2] The mountain is surrounded by the Cerro Rancho Nuevo, Sierra El Álamo, Sierra San Isidro, Sierra Mauricio, Sierra El Muerto (Santiago), El Coahuilón, Sierra Las Alazanas and Cerro La Mina.

Cerro de la Viga
Sierra de la Viga Cerro San Rafael
Cerro de la Viga seen from the Cerro Rancho Nuevo
Highest point
Elevation	3,712 m (12,178 ft)
Prominence	1,395 m (4,577 ft)
Coordinates	25.3637°N 100.5571°W / 25.3637; -100.5571
Geography
Cerro de la Viga Arteaga, Coahuila Santiago, Nuevo León
Parent range	Sierra Madre Oriental

Its 40-km-long ridge is the border between Coahuila and Nuevo León over 22 km.

In June 2011, a fire affected the southern side of the mountain.^[3]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Mexico

References

1. "Cerro San Rafael". peakbagger.com. November 1, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. "Cerro San Rafael". bivouac.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. "Incontrolable el incendio". El Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.