Sierra Madre Oriental

Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Oriental near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
Highest point
Peak	Cerro San Rafael
Elevation	3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Prominence	1,855 m (6,086 ft)
Coordinates	25°22′N 100°33′W / 25.367°N 100.550°W / 25.367; -100.550
Geography
Country	Mexico
States	Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla and Querétaro

The Sierra Madre Oriental (Spanish: [ˈsjera ˈmaðɾe oɾjenˈtal] ^ⓘ) is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico. The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America, Central America, South America, and Antarctica.