Los Tres Picachos State Forest

Los Tres Picachos State Forest
Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Los Tres Picachos
View of Los Tres Picachos mountain from Coabey, Jayuya.
Geography
LocationCiales and Jayuya
Elevation3,895 feet (1,187 m)
Area2,289 acres (2,357 cda)
Administration
StatusPublic, Commonwealth
Governing bodyPuerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA)
Websitewww.drna.pr.gov
Ecology
WWF ClassificationPuerto Rican moist forests

Los Tres Picachos State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Los Tres Picachos) is one of the 20 forests that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico. The forest is located in the Central Mountain Range or Cordillera Central, along the Los Tres Picachos mountain ridge, one of the island's highest mountains, named after the distinctive three peaks of the highest mountain in the forest. The state forest is located in the municipalities of Jayuya and Ciales.[1]

  1. ^ Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales. "Bosque Estatal Los Tres Picachos" (PDF). drna.pr.gov.