Cerro Maravilla
{{Short description|Puerto Rico's fourth highest peak}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cerro Maravilla
| photo = File:Carretera PR-143 (Viajando hacia el Este) y acercandose a la Carretera PR-577 que dirije hacia el Cerro Maravilla, Barrio Anon, Ponce, PR (DSC01629).jpg
| photo_caption = Communications towers at Cerro Maravilla
| elevation_ft = 3953
| prominence =
| range = Cordillera Central
| listing =
| location = Barrio Anón
Ponce, Puerto Rico
| map = USA Puerto Rico
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| coordinates = {{Coord|18|09|11|N|66|33|15|W|type:mountain_region:US-PR|display=inline,title}}
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| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = PR-143 (km 21.9) at PR-577
Barrio Anón
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Cerro Maravilla is Puerto Rico's fourth highest peak[http://www.elyunque.com/forests.html Puerto Rico's Forest Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries: Mountain Forests. El Yunque.com] It is Puerto Rico's 4th highest peak. Retrieved 17 November 2009. at {{convert|1205|m|ft|0|sp=us}}. It is located on the northern edge Barrio Anón in Ponce,{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110710190102/http://www.elsuralavista.com/periodico/?p=28626 Historia de Nuestros Barrios: Barrio Anón, Ponce.]}} Rafael Torrech San Inocencio. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2011.[http://www.trails.com/topo.aspx?panerror=true&z=19&e=759173.152588761&n=1993318.14420084&s=50&size=s&style=drgsr Topographic Map of Barrio Anon, Ponce, PR.] US Geological Survey. Lat/Long: 18.1523°N 66.5549°W. Elevation: {{convert|3,891|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}. Drg Name: r18066b5. Drg Source Scale: 1:20,000. Projection: NAD83/WGS84. Retrieved 2 August 2013. close to the border with the municipality Jayuya,[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=127:3:4463037185915876::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1610016%2CCerro%20Maravillas US Geological Survey] and is part of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). It is known as El Cerro de los Mártires ("Mountain of the Martyrs") and characterized as the most infamous peak in Puerto Rico, due to the 1978 Cerro Maravilla murders which took place here.[https://books.google.com/books?id=bKWIc9uQd_cC&pg=PA337 Cerro Maravillas.] Stephen Keeling. The Rough Guide to Puerto Rico. Page 337. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
Location and access
The peak is located at the end of the 0.5 km-long Puerto Rico Highway 577, which is accessible via Puerto Rico Highway 143, traveling either westbound or eastbound. PR-143 is a secondary two-way, two-lane mountainous road that is relatively well traveled. The peak's coordinates are: {{coord|18|09|11|N|66|33|15|W}}.
The height of the mountain makes for some interesting sights. For example, on clear days both the northern and southern coasts of the island can be appreciated simultaneously. In the winter season, the air is crisp and the temperature at night will usually fluctuate between the 40s and 60s degrees Fahrenheit. The chirping of the familiar "coquis" is prominent after nightfall.
File:Carretera PR-143 (Viajando hacia el Oeste) y acercandose a la Carretera PR-577 hacia el Cerro Maravilla, Barrio Anon, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC01621).jpg|PR-143 Westbound approaching PR-577 which leads to Cerro Maravilla, in Barrio Anón, Ponce
Cerro Maravilla incident
The peak might be best known for being the place where two Puerto Rico independence activists were slain on 25 July 1978 in a police ambush (see Cerro Maravilla murders.) This controversy has since turned the mountain into a meeting point for supporters of the independence of the Puerto Rican Commonwealth to gather annually to remember the murdered activists and condemn the current colonial status.
Climate
Cerro Maravilla has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) under the Köppen climate classification. The surrounding area over {{convert|1,000|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} is one of the few places in the island to have a true temperate climate.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Although the temperature remains mild year round, night temperatures in winter may reach the mid 40s at times.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Cerro Maravilla, Puerto Rico (1981-2010 normals, extremes 1969-2012)
|single line = Y
| Jan high F = 65.5
| Feb high F = 65.8
| Mar high F = 66.6
| Apr high F = 67.2
| May high F = 68.0
| Jun high F = 70.4
| Jul high F = 71.6
| Aug high F = 71.4
| Sep high F = 71.1
| Oct high F = 70.6
| Nov high F = 68.7
| Dec high F = 66.0
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 60.8
|Feb mean F = 60.7
|Mar mean F = 61.5
|Apr mean F = 62.5
|May mean F = 63.9
|Jun mean F = 66.2
|Jul mean F = 67.0
|Aug mean F = 66.9
|Sep mean F = 66.5
|Oct mean F = 66.2
|Nov mean F = 64.0
|Dec mean F = 61.8
|year mean F =
| Jan low F = 56.0
| Feb low F = 55.7
| Mar low F = 56.4
| Apr low F = 57.9
| May low F = 59.8
| Jun low F = 62.0
| Jul low F = 62.3
| Aug low F = 62.4
| Sep low F = 61.8
| Oct low F = 61.7
| Nov low F = 59.3
| Dec low F = 57.6
|year low F =
|Jan record high F = 85
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 81
|Apr record high F = 82
|May record high F = 85
|Jun record high F = 90
|Jul record high F = 87
|Aug record high F = 85
|Sep record high F = 88
|Oct record high F = 85
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 83
|year record high F =
|Jan record low F = 43
|Feb record low F = 40
|Mar record low F = 43
|Apr record low F = 41
|May record low F = 45
|Jun record low F = 51
|Jul record low F = 52
|Aug record low F = 52
|Sep record low F = 52
|Oct record low F = 52
|Nov record low F = 51
|Dec record low F = 40
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.81
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.64
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.12
| Apr precipitation inch = 8.57
| May precipitation inch = 12.14
| Jun precipitation inch = 7.06
| Jul precipitation inch = 6.09
| Aug precipitation inch = 10.39
| Sep precipitation inch = 13.68
| Oct precipitation inch = 15.66
| Nov precipitation inch = 9.03
| Dec precipitation inch = 4.13
|year precipitation inch =
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 11.8
| Feb precipitation days = 11.2
| Mar precipitation days = 11.7
| Apr precipitation days = 14.1
| May precipitation days = 16.4
| Jun precipitation days = 11.8
| Jul precipitation days = 11.4
| Aug precipitation days = 15.2
| Sep precipitation days = 17.6
| Oct precipitation days = 20.0
| Nov precipitation days = 15.0
| Dec precipitation days = 12.0
| year precipitation days =
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=RQC00662336&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1981-2010
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 19, 2021
| url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
| title = xmACIS2
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 19, 2021
}}
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See also
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References
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Category:Mountains of Puerto Rico
Category:Mountains in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Category:Transmitter sites in Puerto Rico