Piedra Blanca (Puerto Rico)

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Piedra Blanca
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Piedra Blanca
Location in Puerto Rico
Highest point
Elevation 4,042 ft (1,232 m)
Coordinates 18°10′45″N66°34′35″W / 18.17917°N 66.57639°W / 18.17917; -66.57639
Naming
Etymology Spanish for "white rock"
Geography
Location Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Parent range Cordillera Central

Piedra Blanca is the fourth highest peak of Puerto Rico measuring 4,042 feet (1,232 m) above sea level. Piedra Blanca, which is Spanish for "white rock", is located in the Cordillera Central or Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, in the Veguitas barrio of Jayuya, close to Cerro de Punta and Cerro Rosa. [1] [2]

References

  1. "Piedra Blanca". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. "Piedra Blanca". peakery.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.