Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Cerro de la Silla mountain rises from the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Nuevo León, Mexico. It covers an area of 60.5 square kilometres or 23 square miles and features four distinct peaks named Pico Antena, Pico Norte, Pico Sur, and Pico la Virgen.
The mountain spans three municipalities with specific territorial shares including Guadalupe holding 31.62 percent of the land. Monterrey contains 13.23 percent while Juárez claims the largest portion at 55.15 percent.
The Mexican government set aside this natural monument in 1991 to protect its ecological integrity. Conservation efforts continue today to maintain the site despite its challenging terrain for hikers.
The day of its inauguration occurred on the 2nd of June 1961 when five people lost their lives during a tragic accident. Engineer Jesús Fernández served as the designer of the entire project before the system closed that same date.
Plans to reconstruct the cable car system have failed repeatedly since the disaster because only the upper station remains standing. Authorities continue to propose modern transportation options but no new construction has successfully replaced the original infrastructure.