Cerro Pico Alto

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The Cerro Pico Alto is the third highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with 2,428 m (7,966 ft). [1] Pico Alto means high peak.

Cerros de Escazú mountains in Costa Rica

The Cerros de Escazú is a mountain range in San José Province, central Costa Rica.

Costa Rica country in Central America

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 5 million in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers. An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José with around 2 million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.

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The Cerro Rabo de Mico is the highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with 2,428 m (7,966 ft). The peak is accessible by trails from Escazu as well as Aserri, through the trail that leads past la Piedra de Aserri. Rabo de mico means literally 'monkey tail' although this denomination probably comes from a tree fern colloquially named likewise.

Cerro Cedral mountain in Costa Rica

The Cerro Cedral is the second highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with 2,420 m (7,940 ft). Cedral means 'cedar forest' referring to an endangered tree species locally known as Cedro Dulce, which occurs there.

The Cerro Pico Blanco is the second highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica, with a summit elevation of 2,428 m (7,966 ft). Pico Blanco means literally 'white peak', making reference of the rocky outcropping close to its highest point, that looks light gray from the Central Valley.

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References

  1. Cerros que rodean el Gran Área Metropolitana Archived March 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine .

Coordinates: 9°51′N84°08′W / 9.850°N 84.133°W / 9.850; -84.133

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