List of mountains in Ponce, Puerto Rico
This list of mountains in Ponce, Puerto Rico, consists of both hills, mountains, and similarly named geographic features with a summit in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico.[1][2]
Mountain list summary table
| No. | Name | Height | Location | Type | Comment |
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| 1 | Cerro de Punta | 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) | Anón | Cerro | Highest mountain in Puerto Rico |
| 2 | Peñon de Ponce | 101 meters (331 ft) | Canas | Peñon | Next to Barrio Encarnación, Peñuelas[3] |
| 3 | Cerro del Vigia | 111 meters (364 ft) | Portugués Urbano | Cerro | Location of Cruceta del Vigia and other tourist attractions |
| 4 | Cerro Los Negrones | 121 meters (397 ft) | Sabanetas & Machuelo Abajo | Cerro | - |
| 5 | Cerro del Diablo | 681 meters (2,234 ft) | Tibes | Cerro | - |
| 6 | Monte Jayuya | 1,311 meters (4,301 ft) | Anón | Monte | Shared with Barrio Veguitas and Barrio Saliente, Municipality of Jayuya |
| 7 | Cerro Maravilla | 1,203 meters (3,947 ft) | Anón | Cerro | Next to Barrio Saliente, Jayuya |
| 8 | Cerro Santo Domingo | 611 meters (2,005 ft) | Maraguez & Anón | Cerro | - |
| 9 | Cerro Agustinillo | 581 meters (1,906 ft) | Real | Cerro | Next to Barrio Collores, Juana Diaz |
| 10 | Monte La Mesa | 531 meters (1,742 ft) | Anón | Monte | Next to Barrio Real, Ponce |
| 11 | Pico Pinto | 621 meters (2,037 ft) | Machuelo Arriba & Maraguez | Pico | - |
| 12 | Cerro El Gato | 252 meters (827 ft) | Portugués | Cerro | Next to Machuelo Arriba[4] |
| 13 | Monte Marqueño | 626 meters (2,054 ft) | Tibes, Guaraguao, & Magueyes | Monte | Located at junction of barrios Tibes, Guaraguao, and Magueyes[5] |
Gallery
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Cerro de Punta as seen from Mercedita Airport
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Road PR-143 East, near PR-577 to Cerro Maravilla
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Cruceta del Vigia atop Cerro del Vigia
References
- ↑ Maptest. Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ Webcensus. Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Peñon de Ponce. USGS. Geographic Names Information System. Feature ID: 1613159. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Cerro El Gato. USGS. Geographic Names Information System. Feature ID: 1609950. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Monte Marqueno. USGS. Geographic Names Information System. Feature ID: 1611542. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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