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.

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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)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Great Mural rock art of Baja California
surface form: Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco

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Peninsular Ranges contains Sierra de San Francisco
Great Mural rock art of Baja California locatedIn Sierra de San Francisco