A mountain range of south-central Puerto Rico.
Cordillera Central
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Cor·dil·le·ra Cen·tral (kôr'dĭl-yĕr'ə sĕn-träl', -dē-yĕ'rä) 
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| Cordillera Central | |
| Range | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Puerto Rico |
| Highest point | Cerro de Punta |
| - elevation | 4,390 ft (1,338 m) |
The Cordillera Central, or La Cordillera Central (The Central Mountain range), is the main mountain range in Puerto Rico. Generally speaking, the range crosses the island from west to east with an average elevation of 915m (about 3000 ft) and divides the territory's northern and southern coastal plains.
La Cordillera Central runs east to west from Aibonito to the outskirts of the Sierra de Cayey, which is an extension of La Cordillera Central beginning at the city of Cayey and which runs east to the city of Humacao with elevations approaching only 400 ft. (122m). It ends in a fork with two lower ranges, the Sierra Guardarraya and Cuchillas de Panduras which runs between the towns of Yabucoa and Patillas.
La Sierra De Luquillo branches northeastward from Gurabo to Fajardo and includes several high peaks - Toro Hill, at 1,074m (3524 ft), El Yunque at 1,065m (3,494 ft) and El Pico Oeste at 1056m (3446 ft).
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Mountains in the range
| Rank | Mountain Peak | City/Town and Barrio | Elevation |
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| 1 | Cerro Punta | Jayuya (Yeguitas) | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) |
| 2 | Monte Jayuya | Jayuya (Saliente) | 1,315 m (4,314 ft) |
| 3 | Cerro Rosa | Jayuya (Saliente) | 1,267 m (4,157 ft) |
| 4 | Tres Picachos | Ciales and Jayuya (Coabey) | 1,205 metres (3,953 ft) |
| 5 | Monte Guilarte | Adjuntas (Guilarte) | 1,204 metres (3,950 ft) |
| 6 | Cerro Maravilla | Ponce (Anón) | 1,160 metres (3,806 ft) |
- Cerro Maravilla (1,182m 3879ft)
- Las Tetas De Cayey
- Cerro Rosa (1,267m 4157ft)
- Guilarte (1,205 m 3953ft)
- Tres Picachos (1,204 m 3,950ft)
Mountains in El Yunque
- Toro Negro (1,074 m 3533ft)
- Pico El Yunque (1,065m (3,494ft)
- Pico Del Oeste (1,056m (3,446Ft)
- El Cacique (1,020m 3,346ft)
- Mount Briton (937m 3,075ft)
- La Mina de Pantalones (931m 3,055ft)
External links
- Proyecto Salón Hogar
- Cordillera Central / Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico
- Nature Photos of El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico
- Welcome to Puerto Rico (Geography)
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