Cerro de la Loma Larga
Cerro de la Loma Larga on the bottom.
Elevation
Location	Nuevo León, Mexico
Easiest route	hike
Translation	Long Slope Hill (Spanish)

Cerro de la Loma Larga (literal English for: Long Slope Hill), located in the Monterrey, Nuevo León metropolitan area is a lower extension of the Sierra Madre Oriental. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Nuevo León (Spanish for New León, after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in north-eastern Mexico. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico State Nuevo León Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 572 km²  (220. ... Nuevo León (Spanish for New León, after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in north-eastern Mexico. ... The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico, spanning 1000 km from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, to northern Puebla and Querétaro, where it joins with the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Eje Volcánico Transversal of central Mexico. ...

The hill has long been considered the natural division of the now adjacent cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García. Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico State Nuevo León Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 572 km²  (220. ... San Pedro Garza García, commonly referred to as either San Pedro or Garza García, is a residential and commercial suburb of the larger metropolitan city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. ...

For its short range of about 10 kilometers it is flanked on its northern side by the Santa Catarina River, and on its southern side, the Sierra Madre Oriental in almost full height. The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico, spanning 1000 km from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, to northern Puebla and Querétaro, where it joins with the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Eje Volcánico Transversal of central Mexico. ...

It's nearby geological companions make of it a rather unremarkable elevation, although neighborhoods, commerces, high buildings, and freeways have been constructed all over it.

The Diana Cazadora statue marking the joint of Monterrey and San Perdo Garza García was placed along a busy avenue (Gonzalitos) crossing over the hill. The government's local tv station, Canal 28 is located on it. And the Basílica de Guadalupe in Monterrey is also located on the hill, among other churches.

In the early 2000's the state's government project of a tunnel giving way between Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García was done, having the Loma Larga Tunnel finally finished.

Some other known mountains or elevations of the zone are: Cerro de la Silla, Cerro de las Mitras, the Sierra Madre Oriental -the "m" figure visible from various parts of the city-, the Cerro del Topo Chico, Cerro del Obispado and La Huasteca. Cerro de la Silla (Spanish for Saddle Hill), named for its distinctive saddle-shaped profile when viewed from the west, is a famous symbol of the landscape of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. ... Cerro de las Mitras (English: Miter Hill or Miter Mountain), named for its distinctive miter-shaped structures at the very top viewed from the northern side, is a another symbol of the landscape of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. ... The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico, spanning 1000 km from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, to northern Puebla and Querétaro, where it joins with the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Eje Volcánico Transversal of central Mexico. ... The Cerro del Obispado (Spanish for Bishopric hill) is a famous landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, named after the building constructed in the middle of the hill by the end of the 18th century. ... La Huasteca La Huasteca is the first climbing area in Monterrey Mexico, only 15 minutes from the city. ...