| Sierra de Luquillo | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | El Toro |
| Elevation | 3,526 ft (1,075 m) |
| Coordinates | 18°16′20″N 65°49′45″W / 18.27222°N 65.82917°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Puerto Rico |
| Range coordinates | 18°18′3″N 65°47′36″W / 18.30083°N 65.79333°W |
| Parent range | Cordillera Central |
The Sierra de Luquillo (English: "Luquillo Mountains") is a steep-sided, high-precipitation, and deeply-forested subrange of the Cordillera Central mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico. Separated from the southeastern Sierra de Cayey subrange of the central range by Caguas Valley, it is concentrated from west to east in the municipalities of Rio Grande, Naguabo, and Luquillo in the northeastern region of the island. 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, Sierra de Luquillo is a popular destination among domestic and foreign tourists.
Along with Sierra de Cayey, the Luquillo mountain range is the one of two subranges of the Cordillera Central. However, although a subrange of the Cordillera Central, the Sierra de Luquillo is widely considered to be different from the rest of the central mountain range, as it is separated from it by the Caguas Valley and the Rio Grande de Loíza basin.
- ^ "Reassessing rainfall in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico: Local and global ecohydrological implications". ResearchGate. Retrieved 3 September 2024.