The Cordillera is a mountain range in far north-western San Andreas. It is the second-highest peak in the state, second to Mount Chiliad, and the highest peak on the northern landmass. While the area remains unnamed officially, fans have collectively agreed to refer to the the area as the Cordillera, which is a general geographical term that refers to an extensive chain or network system of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas.[1] The location is based on the Marin Headlands, a large mountainous region North of San Francisco.
The mountain range begins on the far north-western coast of San Fierro Bay at the foot of the Gant Bridge, just on the outskirts of Bayside, and continues along the northern reaches of the state to the western border of Bone County. There has been some debate over the exact length of the range, into which counties it extends and its ultimate termination point. While the elevation can be observed to extend across the entirety of the northern landmass, considering this entire range to be the Cordillera only works to introduce ambiguity when people reference the location. Generally when people refer to the Cordillera, they are referring to the range that begins in San Fierro Bay and continues around Bayside and ends at the eastern entrance to the Bayside Tunnel. A simple rule for identifying the end of the Cordillera is observing where the trees end. Alternatively, one could consider the true end of the Cordillera to be where the grass becomes desert sand, just north of the bridge that connects El Quebrados to Valle Ocultado.
Despite being a part of the desert region, the Cordillera features many of the large redwood trees typically associated with the countryside of Flint County. The range is extremely inaccessible, with multiple steep cliff-sides, some of which are close to a 90-degree angle. The range is dotted with red hazard lamps installed at the peaks of the mountain which are presumed to warn aircraft of the elevation. This is unique to the Cordillera as other high peaks like Mount Chiliad strangely lack these warning lights.
The Cordillera is not featured prominently and, much like nearby Bayside, is completely unutilized, which has in no small part contributed to its mystique. The area has become an epicenter of reported encounters, including Bigfoot and Woods Creature, and remains a central point of interest for many myth hunters.
