El Fortín
El Fortín is a locality in Cananea Municipality, Sonora and has an elevation of 1,647 metres. El Fortín is situated nearby to the locality La Monarca, as well as near El Hoyo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cananea mine.
Cananea mine
Quarry
Photo: Gildardo Quijada flo…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Buenavista mine, historically known as the Cananea copper mine, is a large open pit copper mine located in the north-west of Mexico in Cananea, Sonora. Cananea mine is situated 3½ km southwest of El Fortín.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cananea.
Cananea
Town
Cananea is a city in the Mexican state of Sonora, Northwestern Mexico. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cananea, in the vicinity of the U.S−Mexico border.
El Fortín
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Fortin”
- Location: Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
30.97833° or 30° 58′ 42″ northLongitude
-110.31043° or 110° 18′ 38″ westElevation
1,647 metres (5,404 feet)Open location code
852FXMHQ+8RGeoNames ID
13263648
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In Other Languages
“El Fortín” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Fortín”
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Localities in the Area
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