Cerro Pico Blanco

{{Short description|Mountain in Costa Rica}}

The Cerro Pico Blanco is the second highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica, with a summit elevation of {{Convert|2271|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.[http://www.rutaalterna.org/Mod2/MI%20COSTA%20RICA%20PARA%20WEB/articulos/cerrosdesanjose.htm/ Cerros que rodean el Gran Área Metropolitana] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328041754/http://www.rutaalterna.org/Mod2/MI%20COSTA%20RICA%20PARA%20WEB/articulos/cerrosdesanjose.htm/ |date=March 28, 2008 }} Pico Blanco literally means 'white peak', a reference to the rocky outcropping close to its highest point, which looks light gray from the Central Valley.

It is a good destination for a one-day hike and a potentially promising location for rock climbing.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/South_and_Central_America/Costa_Rica/Escazu/Pico_Blanco/ |title=Rock Climbing Routes: Pico Blanco |access-date=2008-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040001/http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/South_and_Central_America/Costa_Rica/Escazu/Pico_Blanco/ |archive-date=2012-02-08 |url-status=dead }}

There is no relation to the endangered, endemic Pico Blanco toad, as it is reported to be found further to the southeast.

On January 15, 1990, a plane carrying 21 people crashed near Pico Blanco, shortly after taking off from San Jose's Juan Santamaria Airport; all aboard died.[http://www.britannica.com/facts/10/40931248/January-15-1990-A-plane-carrying-21-persons The Britannica Archive]

On November 25, 2024, another aircraft, a Cessna 206 Stationair, crashed near the area just after midday. Out of the six people on board, all Costa Ricans, one woman was rescued alive.[https://www.nacion.com/sucesos/accidentes/aeronave-cayo-en-zona-donde-en-1990-ocurrio-la/YCCLSSAWTFCHNA4PM7NMX7VZ4Y/story/][https://www.nacion.com/sucesos/accidentes/paola-amador-fue-la-unica-que-quedo-dentro-de-la/OZJUDAH4FBCODD6RJHHVKMEOCQ/story/]