El Doctor is a series of mountain peaks north of the Pachuca Range of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the states of Querétaro and Hidalgo, Mexico. It includes an escarpment formed by the El Doctor Platform which is a thick series of Cretaceous carbonate formations, including the El Doctor Formation. The peaks rise above 3100 meters.For example, La Laja is at about 3138 meters ; and Cerro Las Vigas is at about 3133 meters
In 1557, the Spanish Empire discovered silver deposits in the El Doctor mountains.
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