Cerro del Diablo
{{Short description|Foothill in Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cerro del Diablo
| photo = File:Cerro del Diablo, Bo. Tibes, Ponce, Puerto Rico, visto desde la PR-10, mirando al este (DSC01738).jpg
| photo_caption = Cerro del Diablo as seen from PR-10, looking east
| elevation_ft = 2234
| prominence_ft = 2234
| range = Cordillera Central
| listing = 1609909
| location = Ponce, Puerto Rico
| map = USA Puerto Rico
| map_caption = Location in Puerto Rico
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| coordinates = {{Coord|18|06|12|N|66|38|05|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1609909|name=Cerro del Diablo|accessdate=26 November 2019}}
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| easiest_route = PR-10 to PR-503, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Cerro del Diablo (Spanish for devil's peak) is a mountain in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, located north-northwest of the city of Ponce. The 2,234-foot high hill sits at the foothills of the Cordillera Central and is located in Barrio Tibes.[http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/webcensus/ Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Office of Management and Budgeting. Government Information and Technology Area. Geographic Information Systems Unit. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812171159/http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/webcensus/ |date=2010-08-12 }} Retrieved 21 March 2010.[http://www.trails.com/topo.aspx?panerror=true&z=19&e=759173.152588761&n=1993318.14420084&s=50&size=s&style=drgsr Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: United States Geological Survey. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84.] Retrieved 22 February 2010.[http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/list-mountains.asp?cid=177145 Mountainzone.com: Ponce County, Puerto Rico, Mountain Peaks & Summits.]
Location and geology
The hill is part of the Cordillera Central and is located north-northwest of Ponce in Barrio Tibes.Nueva Geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica y social. Rafael Pico. 1975. It is located at coordinates 18° 06' 12", -66° 38' 05". Rio Portugues borders the mountain to the west.
Best view and road access
The best road for access to the top of the hill is PR-503.
References
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