El Yunque
View of el Yunque mountain top
Elevation:	1,080 metres (3,526 feet)
Location:	Luquillo, Puerto Rico
Range:	Sierra de Luquillo
Coordinates:	18°38′N, 65°87′W
Easiest route:	hike

This article refers to the mountain, for information on the forest typically called El Yunque see Caribbean National Forest.

El Yunque is perhaps the most famous peak in Puerto Rico despite not being the tallest, measuring 1,080 metres above sea level (Cerro de Punta is the tallest peak in the island.) Also home to a lush rainforest. Image File history File links Yunque. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Luquillo is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Yunque waterfall The Caribbean National Forest located in the island of Puerto Rico, and commonly known as El Yunque (named after the Taino Indian spirit Yuquiyú, and meaning Forest of Clouds) is the only tropical forest in the United States National Forrest System. ... Cerro de Punta is the highest Peak of Puerto Rico measuring 1,338 meters above sea level. ...

The true sub-tropical rainforest lies totally within the boundaries of the Caribbean National Forest, part of the US Forest Service. It consists of a small crescent shaped band that lies over the tops of the peaks of the forest, located near to eastern end of Puerto Rico. At the top of the rainforest, lies a narrower band of 'Dwarf Forest' in which plant life is stunted due to excess rain and wind. Many well marked trails make it easy to explore, there are no poisonous snakes in Puerto Rico which make this a gentle rainforest.

The mountain is located in the Sierra de Luquillo, and is part of the Caribbean National Forest. Mount McKinley in Alaska has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Yunque waterfall The Caribbean National Forest located in the island of Puerto Rico, and commonly known as El Yunque (named after the Taino Indian spirit Yuquiyú, and meaning Forest of Clouds) is the only tropical forest in the United States National Forrest System. ...

See also

• Caribbean National Forest

Yunque waterfall The Caribbean National Forest located in the island of Puerto Rico, and commonly known as El Yunque (named after the Taino Indian spirit Yuquiyú, and meaning Forest of Clouds) is the only tropical forest in the United States National Forrest System. ...

External links

• El Yunque Rainforest