Sierra de San Francisco
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Sierra de San Francisco is a remote mountain range in Baja California Sur, Mexico, best known for its extensive prehistoric rock art sites that are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sierra de San Francisco canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| access |
dirt roads
ⓘ
mule trails ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Baja California Sur
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Baja California Sur
|
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | pre-Hispanic hunter-gatherer groups ⓘ |
| distanceToGulfOfCalifornia | tens of kilometres west of the Gulf of California ⓘ |
| distanceToPacificOcean | tens of kilometres east of the Pacific coast ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1700 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalType | volcanic mountains ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
desert fauna
ⓘ
desert flora ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointName |
Cerro Santa Ana
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro de Santa Ana
|
| hasNotableFeature |
canyons
ⓘ
desert landscape ⓘ prehistoric rock art ⓘ rock shelters ⓘ |
| includedIn |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage List
|
| knownFor |
Great Mural rock art of Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Mural rock paintings
UNESCO World Heritage rock art sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California Sur
ⓘ
Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Municipality of Mulegé ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | San Francisco de la Sierra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Peninsular Ranges ⓘ |
| prehistoricArtTradition | Great Mural tradition ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | part of a biosphere reserve ⓘ |
| region | north-central Baja California Sur ⓘ |
| rockArtEstimatedAge | between 100 BCE and 1300 CE ⓘ |
| rockArtMotifs |
abstract designs
ⓘ
animal figures ⓘ human figures ⓘ |
| rockArtPeriod | Archaic period of Baja California ⓘ |
| rockArtPreservation | well-preserved due to dry climate ⓘ |
| rockArtTechnique | polychrome painting ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Great Mural rock art of Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.