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Piedra Blanca (Puerto Rico)

Coordinates: 18°10′45″N 66°34′35″W / 18.17917°N 66.57639°W / 18.17917; -66.57639
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Piedra Blanca
Piedra Blanca is located in Puerto Rico
Piedra Blanca
Piedra Blanca
Location in Puerto Rico
Highest point
Elevation4,042 ft (1,232 m)
Coordinates18°10′45″N 66°34′35″W / 18.17917°N 66.57639°W / 18.17917; -66.57639
Naming
EtymologySpanish for "white rock"
Geography
LocationJayuya, Puerto Rico
Parent rangeCordillera 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

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  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.