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Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)

Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)
Cordillera Central
Range
Cerro Punta, the highest peak of the Cordillera Central
Country United States
State Puerto Rico
Highest point Cerro de Punta
 - elevation 4,390 ft (1,338 m)
 - coordinates 18°10′21″N 66°35′31″W / 18.1725°N 66.59194°W / 18.1725; -66.59194
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Cordillera Central from Mirador (Lookout) Villalba-Orocovis

The Cordillera Central, or La Cordillera Central (The Central Mountain range), is the main mountain range in Puerto Rico. Generally speaking, the range crosses the island from west to east with an average elevation of 915m (about 3000 ft) and divides the territory's northern and southern coastal plains.

La Cordillera Central runs east to west from Aibonito to the outskirts of the Sierra de Cayey, which is an extension of La Cordillera Central beginning at the city of Cayey and which runs east to the city of Humacao with elevations approaching only 400 ft. (122m). It ends in a fork with two lower ranges, the Sierra Guardarraya and Cuchillas de Panduras which runs between the towns of Yabucoa and Patillas.

La Sierra De Luquillo branches northeastward from Gurabo to Fajardo and includes several high peaks - Toro Hill, at 1,074 m (3524 ft), El Yunque at 1,065m (3,494 ft) and El Pico Oeste at 1056 m (3446 ft).

Mountains in the range

The 50 Highest Mountain Peaks of Puerto Rico
Rank Mountain Peak City/Town and Barrio Elevation
1 Cerro Punta Jayuya (Yeguitas) 1,338 m (4,390 ft)
2 Monte Jayuya Jayuya (Saliente) 1,315 m (4,314 ft)
3 Cerro Rosa Jayuya (Saliente) 1,267 m (4,157 ft)
4 Tres Picachos Ciales and Jayuya (Coabey) 1,205 m (3,953 ft)
5 Monte Guilarte Adjuntas (Guilarte) 1,204 m (3,950 ft)
6 Cerro Maravilla Ponce 1,160 m (3,806 ft)
7 Las Tetas Cayey 841 m (2,759 ft)

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See also

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