Pico del Este (Sierra de Luquillo)

Pico del Este
Pico del Este as seen from the north.
Highest point
Elevation	3,436 ft (1,047 m)
Prominence	968 ft (295 m)
Parent peak	El Toro
Naming
Etymology	"peak of the east" in Spanish
Geography
Location	Ceiba, Puerto Rico and Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Parent range	Sierra de Luquillo

Pico del Este (Spanish for peak of the east) is a mountain peak in the southern portion of the Sierra de Luquillo, located on the boundary between the municipalities of Ceiba and Naguabo in eastern Puerto Rico. ^[1] A radar complex built by the US Navy can be found in the summit of the mountain. Known as the Old Navy Radar, these facilities remain decommissioned and abandoned. ^[2]

Geography

Pico del Este and, its neighboring peak, Pico del Oeste are located within El Yunque National Forest on a mountain massif that is connected to El Yunque through a northwestward ridge known as Cuchilla el Duque. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Pico del Este (left) and El Yunque (right) massifs as seen from the north.
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  Old Navy Radars on the summit of Pico del Este.
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  View from Naguabo Pueblo

References

1. "Pico del Este - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
2. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. "The U.S. Military and El Yunque National Forest". fs.usda.gov.
3. "Pico del Este - 3,448' Puerto Rico". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.

18°16′06″N65°45′31″W / 18.26824°N 65.75860°W / 18.26824; -65.75860