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El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 2013 under criteria (vii), (viii), (x).

El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Photo: Richard Waitt, U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaAqueduct of Padre TemblequeCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteCiudad UniversitariaEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaGrand Canyon National ParkHistoric Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoHistoric Centre of MoreliaHistoric Centre of PueblaHistoric centre of ZacatecasHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroHospicio CabañasHuichol route to HuiricutaIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaLuis Barragán House and StudioMesa Verde National ParkMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoRedwood National and State ParksRevillagigedo IslandsRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoSan Antonio MissionsTajín VeracruzTaos PuebloTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveTeotihuacanTlacotalpanXochicalcoYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park32.000° N, 113.917° W
State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
2013
Criteria
viiviiix
Area of property
7,146 km²
Location
Sonora
What it is
biosphere reserve
Founded or built
2006
Landform
Sonoran Desert
Official website
elpinacate.com.mx/
Reference
WHC 1410 · Wikidata Q3821829

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Grand Canyon National Park, United States480 kmGrand Canyon National ParkUnited States · 1979NaturalRock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco, Mexico493 kmRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoMexico · 1993CulturalIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico519 kmIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaMexico · 2005NaturalCasas Grandes, Mexico595 kmCasas GrandesMexico · 1998CulturalChaco Culture World Heritage Site, United States710 kmChaco Culture World Heritage SiteUnited States · 1987CulturalMesa Verde National Park, United States767 kmMesa Verde National ParkUnited States · 1978Cultural
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