Tepesomoto–Pataste Nature Reserve

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Nicaragua}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Tepesomoto–Pataste Nature Reserve

| alt_name = Reserva Natural Tepesomoto Pataste

| iucn_category = VI

| iucn_ref = UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Tepesomoto – Pataste from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 28 March 2022. [https://www.protectedplanet.net/61049]

| photo = Volcán Tepesomoto.JPG

| photo_alt = Tepesomoto Volcano

| photo_caption = Tepesomoto volcano, viewed from the south side.

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| map = Nicaragua

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| map_caption = Map of Nicaragua

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| location = Madriz Department, Nicaragua

| nearest_city = Somoto

| coordinates = {{coords|13.35|-86.60|display=inline}}

| area_km2 = 100.69

| designation = Nature reserve

| designated = 1991

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| visitation_year =

| governing_body = Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA)

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Tepesomoto–Pataste Nature Reserve ({{langx|es|Reserva Natural Tepesomoto Pataste}}) is a nature reserve in Nicaragua. It is one of the 78 reserves that are under official protection in the country.

The reserve covers the mountain ridge running from Tepesomoto Volcano overlooking Somoto in the north, to the summit of Pataste near Las Sabanas in the south, that forms a natural barrier between the departments of Madriz and Estelí. It reaches heights of around 1700 metres at the two peaks of Tepesomoto and Pataste.