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
- Web site: Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Diablo . U.S. Geological Survey . 13 February 1981 . 26 November 2019.
- Web site: Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Vigia . U.S. Geological Survey . 1 January 2000 . 20 January 2019.
- 1609909. Cerro del Diablo. 26 November 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/list-mountains.asp?cid=177145 Mountainzone.com: Ponce County, Puerto Rico, Mountain Peaks & Summits.
- Nueva Geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica y social. Rafael Pico. 1975.