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La Roca EL Yunque, Puerto Rico

Prominence: 0 m, 0 ft

Elevation: 1030+ meters, 3379+ feet

True Isolation: 0.21 km, 0.13 mi

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 1030 - 1040 m (10-meter closed contour)
Peak Type	Sub-Peak, subsidiary to
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	18° 18' 41'' N, 65° 47' 35'' W 18.31141, -65.793091 (Dec Deg) 204745 E 2026902 N, Zone 20 (UTM)
Country	Puerto Rico
State/Province	Río Grande
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 14 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 12) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2010-12-06 by William Musser 2015-08-12 by William Musser 2017-04-09 by Armando Diaz
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This another popular spot in the Caribe National Forest of El Yunque in Puerto Rico. The USGS map for this area shows it as a named peak and well it should be as although it has little prominence - it has bold shear cliffs on other sides that are spectacular. Like many of the peaks in this area they tend to be connected by these narrow ridges that remove prominence, but these unique rock features that crown the ridges around the main peak are often the more interesting climbs in the area and the park service does have trails to them. The USGS maps and other data have numerous discrepancies as to the peak elevation. The elevation given is from the trail signs within the park itself and i believe to be accurate. I estimate the fall and gain between peaks and my estimate was nearly spot on with the park service but the information interpreted from the USGS map is very far off. La Roca is nearly the same height of El Yunque, but unlike it's more well known neighbor - it is NOT cluttered with radio and cell towers at the top and has the best views of all the peaks accessible by trail. The col is estimated bu i believe to be within 5 feet.

Views from this pinnacle are some of the best in El Yunque rainforest with no towers at its summit (2014-11-06). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 0 m/0 ft Optimistic Prominence: 20 m/64 ft Line Parent: Pico El Yunque Key Col: 1030 m/3379 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 0.21 km/0.13 mi Isolation Limit Point: 18.31, -65.7917 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Pico El Yunque (SE)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Caribbean Area Range3: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Drainage Basins	Atlantic-West Indies Atlantic Ocean
Island	Puerto Rico
Ownership	Land: El Bosque Nacional del Yunque Wilderness/Special Area: El Toro Wilderness Area
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by William Musser.
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