Cerro del Diablo

Foothill in Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States

Cerro del Diablo

Location in Puerto Rico

LocationPonce, Puerto RicoParent rangeCordillera CentralClimbingEasiest routePR-10 to PR-503, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Cerro del Diablo (Spanish for devil's peak) is a mountain in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, located north-northwest of the city of Ponce. The 2,234-foot high hill sits at the foothills of the Cordillera Central and is located in Barrio Tibes.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Location and geology

The hill is part of the Cordillera Central and is located north-northwest of Ponce in Barrio Tibes.^[7] It is located at coordinates 18° 06' 12", -66° 38' 05". Rio Portugues borders the mountain to the west.

Best view and road access

The best road for access to the top of the hill is PR-503.

References

^ "Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Diablo". U.S. Geological Survey. 13 February 1981. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ "Feature Detail Report for: Cerro el Vigia". U.S. Geological Survey. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ "Cerro del Diablo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Office of Management and Budgeting. Government Information and Technology Area. Geographic Information Systems Unit. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 March 2010.
^ Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ Mountainzone.com: Ponce County, Puerto Rico, Mountain Peaks & Summits.
^ Nueva Geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica y social. Rafael Pico. 1975.