Cerro del Diablo explained

Cerro del Diablo
Elevation Ft:2234
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:2234
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Cordillera Central
Listing:1609909
Location:Ponce, Puerto Rico
Map:USA Puerto Rico
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Easiest Route:PR-10 to PR-503, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Cerro del Diablo (Spanish for devil's peak) is a mountain in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, located north-northwest of the city of Ponce. The 2,234-foot high hill sits at the foothills of the Cordillera Central and is located in Barrio Tibes.[4] [5] [6]

Location and geology

The hill is part of the Cordillera Central and is located north-northwest of Ponce in Barrio Tibes.[7] It is located at coordinates 18° 06' 12", -66° 38' 05". Rio Portugues borders the mountain to the west.

Best view and road access

The best road for access to the top of the hill is PR-503.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Diablo . U.S. Geological Survey . 13 February 1981 . 26 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Vigia . U.S. Geological Survey . 1 January 2000 . 20 January 2019.
  3. 1609909. Cerro del Diablo. 26 November 2019.
  4. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/webcensus/ Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Office of Management and Budgeting. Government Information and Technology Area. Geographic Information Systems Unit. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000.
  5. http://www.trails.com/topo.aspx?panerror=true&z=19&e=759173.152588761&n=1993318.14420084&s=50&size=s&style=drgsr Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84.
  6. http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/list-mountains.asp?cid=177145 Mountainzone.com: Ponce County, Puerto Rico, Mountain Peaks & Summits.
  7. Nueva Geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica y social. Rafael Pico. 1975.