| Cerro El Pital | |
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  Cerro El Pital
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| Elevation | 2,730 m (8,957 ft)[1] |
| Location | Chalatenango Department,  El Salvador |
| Range | Sierra Madre |
| Prominence | 1,530 m (5,020 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°23′00″N 89°07′00″W / 14.3833333°N 89.1166667°WCoordinates: 14°23′00″N 89°07′00″W / 14.3833333°N 89.1166667°W |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
Cerro El Pital is a mountain in El Salvador. It is located 12 km (7 mi) from the town of La Palma and at a height of 2,730 m (8,957 ft) it is the highest point of the Salvadoran territory. It is a mountain in the middle of a cloudy forest that has an average annual temperature of 10 °C (50 °F).[2]
On April 13, 2004, the temperature hit record lows and much of the hill was covered by a frost and ice that caused commotion between the settlers, attributing the phenomenon to a supposed "nevada."[3]
References
- ^ a b "Cerro El Pital, El Salvador/Honduras". Peakbagger. November 1, 2004. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8102. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Cerro El Pital" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Turismo de la República de El Salvador. 2005. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060502170351/http://www.elsalvadorturismo.gob.sv/pital.htm. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ Villarroel, Nathalie (April 13, 2004). "El cerro El Pital fue cubierto por escarcha" (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy. http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2004/04/13/elpais/pais6.asp. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
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