Cerro del Diablo

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Cerro del Diablo
Cerro del Diablo, Bo. Tibes, Ponce, Puerto Rico, visto desde la PR-10, mirando al este (DSC01738).jpg
Cerro del Diablo as seen from PR-10, looking east
Highest point
Elevation 2,234 ft (681 m) [1]
Prominence [2]
Listing 1609909
Coordinates 18°06′12″N66°38′05″W / 18.10333°N 66.63472°W / 18.10333; -66.63472 [3]
Geography
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Cerro del Diablo
Location in Puerto Rico
Location Ponce, Puerto Rico
Parent range Cordillera Central
Climbing
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]

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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.

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Diablo". U.S. Geological Survey. 13 February 1981. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. "Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Vigia". U.S. Geological Survey. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. "Cerro del Diablo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. 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. Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  5. Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  6. Mountainzone.com: Ponce County, Puerto Rico, Mountain Peaks & Summits.
  7. Nueva Geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica y social. Rafael Pico. 1975.