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Cerro Bola is a prominent coastal metavolcanic mountain in northwestern Baja California, Mexico, near the Valle de Las Palmas and among the highest points in Tijuana Municipality. Its summit serves modern broadcast use, while a marked trail opened in 2019 made the mountain more accessible for hiking and nature tourism. Cerro Bola and nearby Cerro Gordo also form a coastal sky island of exceptional ecological importance, with intact coastal sage scrub, chaparral, unusual soils, rare and endemic plants, cypress groves, and the westernmost population of California fan palm. Nearby vernal pools further underscore the mountain’s significance for regional biodiversity.
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