Cerro el Centinela
Cerro el Centinela is a mountain in Mexico, rising to 3,122 m, the 31st highest in Mexico.
Where it is
Cerro el Centinela lies in Mexico, in Coahuila.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Espinazo del Diablo | 1,765 m | 93 km |
| Pico de Teyra | 2,783 m | 124 km |
| Cerro de la Viga | 3,600 m | 271 km |
| Sierra San Miguel | 1,347 m | 289 km |
| Cerro Tía Chena | 2,625 m | 290 km |
| Cerro La Florida | 1,134 m | 294 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Cerro el Centinela.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro | Mexico | 41,165 | 33 km |
| Matamoros | Mexico | 52,233 | 44 km |
| Torreón | Mexico | 735,340 | 49 km |
| Lerdo | Mexico | 79,669 | 54 km |
| Gómez Palacio | Mexico | 257,352 | 55 km |
About this mountain
At approximately 3,122 m, Cerro el Centinela rises well above its nearest mapped neighbours: Espinazo del Diablo at 1,765 m is 93.2 km away, and Pico de Teyra at 2,783 m lies 124.4 km away. The mountain's topographic prominence of 1,647 m reflects its isolation on the landscape of Coahuila. It ranks 31st among Mexico's listed peaks in the dataset.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico de Orizaba | 5,636 m |
| 2 | Popocatépetl | 5,426 m |
| 3 | Iztaccihuatl | 5,230 m |
| 4 | El Fraile | 4,956 m |
| 5 | Volcán Nevado de Toluca | 4,680 m |
| 6 | Pico El Fraile | 4,645 m |
| 7 | Sierra Negra | 4,580 m |
| 8 | Volcán La Malinche | 4,462 m |
| 9 | Tehuicicone | 4,400 m |
| 10 | Cerro Colorado | 4,397 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Cerro el Centinela?
- Cerro el Centinela rises to 3,122 m. Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
- Where is Cerro el Centinela?
- Cerro el Centinela is in Mexico, in Coahuila.
- Where does Cerro el Centinela rank?
- It is the 31st highest of the 52 peaks we list in Mexico, and #3,568 worldwide.
- What is the nearest city to Cerro el Centinela?
- San Pedro, Mexico, about 33 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.