Sierra de Los Cucapah
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Sierra de Los Cucapah is a mountain range
in Baja California
, Mexico
, south of Mexicali
.
The Sierra de los Cucapah are north-south trending mountains between the Laguna Salada
basin to the west and the Cerro Prieto Volcano
and Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station
to the east. The geothermal
field is 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) south of Mexicali.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, south of Mexicali
Mexicali
Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...
.
The Sierra de los Cucapah are north-south trending mountains between the Laguna Salada
Laguna Salada (Mexico)
Laguna Salada is a vast dry lake some 10 meters below sea level in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California, southwest of Mexicali. The lake's shape vaguely resembles a rhombus. When dry, the flatness of the exposed lake bed sediments makes it a favoured location for recreational driving...
basin to the west and the Cerro Prieto Volcano
Cerro Prieto
Cerro Prieto is a small rural town located in the county of La Misión in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Hidalgo....
and Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station
Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station
The Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station is the largest geothermal power station in the world, with an installed capacity of , with plans for expansion up to by 2012...
to the east. The geothermal
Geothermal power
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. Earth's geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of minerals...
field is 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) south of Mexicali.