Pico_del_Este_(Sierra_de_Luquillo)

Pico del Este (Sierra de Luquillo)

Pico del Este (Sierra de Luquillo)

Mountain peak in Puerto Rico

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]

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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]

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

References

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

18°16′06″N 65°45′31″W


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