La Huasteca (climbing area)

Parque La Huasteca is a municipal park in Monterrey, Mexico. It is part of Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, which was established by president Lázaro Cárdenas in November 1939 and declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in October 2006. It is part of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, and its part of the Huasteca Region, from where it derives its name. It is a natural canyon formed by the Santa Catarina River. It is around 200 hectares in area. It also has the highest precipitation of the state, Nuevo Leon, and is home to La Presa Rompepicos. The canyon is mostly conformed of limestone, reaching heights of over 550 meters. This limestone comes from the Late Jurassic, nearly 161 million years ago. Though the formation of the mountain itself was during the Laramide orogeny, around 40 to 20 million years ago. Having nearly 400 bolted routes with grades from 5.4 to 5.14, and no entrance fee for most climbing areas, it has become a very popular site for climbers.

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