Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)

Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central from the central municipality of Corozal
Highest point
Peak	Cerro de Punta
Elevation	4,390 ft (1,340 m)
Coordinates	18°10′21″N 66°35′31″W / 18.17250°N 66.59194°W / 18.17250; -66.59194
Geography
Cordillera Central Location of Cerro de Punta in the Cordillera Central
Location	Puerto Rico
Region	Caribbean

The Cordillera Central (English: "Central Mountain Range") is the only mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico, consisting of three subranges: the central Cordillera Central, the southeastern Sierra de Cayey, and the northeastern Sierra de Luquillo. Bordered by the extensive Northern Karst Belt in the northwest and discontinuos, narrow costal plains in the north and south, the numerous ridges and foothills of the three subranges combined extend throughout the island. Concentrated in the central region of the island from west to east, the eponymous main subrange of Cordillera Central originates in the municipality of Mayagüez and merges with the Sierra de Cayey subrange on the town boundary between the municipalities of Barranquitas and Aibonito. At 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) on the town line between Ponce and Jayuya, Cerro de Punta is the summit of the Cordillera Central and the highest point in Puerto Rico.^[1][2]