Pico da Tijuca | |
Elevation M: | 1022 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 213 |
Listing: | List of mountains in Brazil |
Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Range: | Serra do Mar |
Map: | Brazil |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | -22.9436°N -43.2864°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Easiest Route: | From Rio de Janeiro City |
Pico da Tijuca is a mountain in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The mountain is the most prominent peak of the Rio de Janeiro City urban zone. Pico da Tijuca is part of the Tijuca National Park protected area, established in 1961. There are stairs cut in the rock to reach the top of the peak.[3]