Cerro Platillón Natural Monument
| Cerro Platillón Natural Monument Monumento Natural Cerro Platillón | |
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| Location |  Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 9°52′N 67°30′W / 9.867°N 67.500°W |
| Area | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Established | February 4, 1987 |
The Cerro Platillón Natural Monument[1] (Spanish: Monumento Natural Cerro Platillón)[2] also Pico Platillón, is a protected area[3] with the status of natural monument that consists of a mountain formation located in the extreme north of the Guárico state, Venezuela.[4] At an official height of 1,930 m, Pico Platillón is the highest mountain in Guárico. It is protected as per decree published in Official Gazette of Venezuela, No. 33,664 of February 20, 1987.
Pico Platillón is located in the heart of a mountainous row of the Juan Germán Roscio Natural Monument, west of San Juan de los Morros and south of Lake Valencia. Towards the south we continue with the Topo Cruz and the row La Glorieta. Further to the east in the direction of the city of San Juan are other mountain ranges including the Paraparo Topo.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Monumento natural Cerro Platillón (estado Guárico)
- ^ Becerra, Alfredo Tolón; Bravo, Xavier Lastra (2008-02-13). Actas del I seminario internacional de cooperación y desarrollo en espacios rurales iberoamericanos. Sostenibilidad e indicador (in Spanish). Universidad Almería. ISBN 9788482408729.
- ^ Renovables, Venezuela Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales (1997-01-01). Memoria y cuenta- Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables (in Spanish). Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables.
- ^ La guía Valentina Quintero: Venezuela (in Spanish). Travesía Editorial. 2002-01-01.
