CUMBRES DE MONTERREY NATIONAL PARK

park in the Sierra Madre Oriental, Nuevo Len estado (state), northeastern Mexico. Established in 1939, it has a total area of 952 square miles (2,465 square km). Among the attractions are its mountainous setting (more than 7,000 feet above sea level), with scenic pine and oak forests on the lower slopes; Santa Catarina Canyon; and Cola de Caballo (Spanish: Horse Tail) Falls, southwest of Santiago.