Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)
- Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)
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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
Categories:
- Mountains of Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico geography stubs
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Cerro Punta, the highest peak of the Cordillera Central
