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El Yunque or El Yunque Peak (Spanish: Pico El Yunque) (Taíno: Yukiyu [1]) is a mountain located fully within the boundaries of the El Yunque National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service, which is the only tropical rainforest under the U.S. Forest Service jurisdiction. It is located in the municipality of Río Grande.
Mt. Britton Tower Trail is a small 1.6-mile trail that starts off at El Yunque Trail and crosses a Sierra palm forest on the way to the top of Mount Britton, the 8th tallest peak in the forest. The summit is part of the cloud forest and it hosts a small lookout tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 that on clear days offers ...
The summit of the mountain range is El Toro at 3,526 ft. (1,075 m), and its most recognizable peak is El Yunque at 3,461 ft. (1,054 m). [1] As the location of El Yunque National Forest, the Sierra de Luquillo is a popular destination among domestic and foreign tourists. Topographical map of Puerto Rico with the Sierra de Luquillo in the northeast
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Baño de Oro Natural Area: 1980: Río Grande: Federal (United States Forest Service) The only contiguous area in Puerto Rico that contains subtropical wet forest, rain forest, dwarf forest, and Pterocarpus. Part of El Yunque National Forest. 2: Cabo Rojo: 1980
Los Picachos is a mountain peak of El Yunque massif located immediately to the southeast of El Yunque's main peak in the Sierra de Luquillo. The peak consists of a high ridge made up of several smaller peaks (which gives the mountain its name) and it is one of the highest peaks of El Yunque National Forest that can be reached by a hiking trail ...
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