Sierra de las Cacachilas

The Sierra de las Cacahilas lie just east of La Paz near the Pichilingue Peninsula on the Sea of Cortez side of the southeastern Baja California Peninsula. Prominent hills include Cerro del Puerto, 1,260 metres (4,130 ft) in elevation, and Cerro de las Cienaga.^[1]

Much of the flora and fauna found in the Sierra de las Cacahilas are considered endemic to the region, and a binational research team identified several species in 2013 that had only been found in the Sierra de la Laguna, 40 miles (64 km) to the south,^[2] and discovered a new species of spider, later named Califorctenus cacachilensis.^[3]

• Flora of Baja California Sur
• Peninsular Ranges topics