El Gogorron National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About El Gogorron National Park
This is a very large park covering 36,500 hectares. The park was created by presidential decree in 1936. It occupies land that was historically part of the Hacienda Gogorrón . Most of the park is a valley ringed by mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental range. The park includes forests and grasslands. The park has cataloged at least 247 plant species within its borders, including a large number of cactus species. The mountain forests consist of pine, mesquite, and oak. Mammals in the park include coyotes, pumas, lynx, deer and raccoons. The park sits at an elevation over 6,000 feet, giving it a more temperate climate than other parts of the region. Temperatures rarely drop below 4 degrees Celsius in the winter and rarely go above 31 degrees at the height of summer. It is a dry climate mo
El Gogorron National Park Travel Guide Sections
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