El Gigante Dormido | |
Other Name: | Cerro El Gigante |
Location: | Adjuntas, Puerto Rico |
Elevation Ft: | 3175 |
Parent Peak: | Monte Guilarte |
Parent: | Cordillera Central |
El Gigante Dormido (Spanish for the sleeping giant) is a mountain located in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Its highest peak, Cerro El Gigante, rises to 3,175 feet (968 m) in elevation above sea level.[1]
The mountain is famous for its distinctive shape that resembles the silhouette of a reclining man's head. This shape gives the mountain and its summit their names which mean '