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Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Cerro de Punta (1338 m/4390 ft)
Countries	Puerto Rico (95%), U.S. Virgin Islands (3%), British Virgin Islands (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	9,509 sq km / 3,671 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,533 km / 952 mi North-South 2,173 km / 1,350 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	18° 13' N; 66° 26' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
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Caribbean Area	Level 2 (Parent)
Northeast West Indies	Level 3 (Sibling)
Cuba	Level 3 (Sibling)
Jamaica	Level 3 (Sibling)
Hispaniola	Level 3 (Sibling)
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands	Level 3
South Coastal Caribbean	Level 3 (Sibling)
Lesser Antilles	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Cerro de Punta	1338	4390
2.	Monte Jayuya	1310+	4298+
3.	Cerro Rosa	1267	4157
4.	Cerro Tres Días	1240+	4068+
5.	Cerro Maravillas	1210+	3970+
6.	Monte Guilarte	1205	3953
7.	Los Tres Picachos	1205	3953
8.	Orocovis High Point	1190+	3904+
9.	Yauco High Point	1120+	3675+
10.	Guayanilla High Point	1100	3609
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Cerro de Punta From the summit of Monte Jayuya there is a nice view of the tallest mountain in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta (foreground) (2010-12-05). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.	Monte Jayuya From the summit of Monte Jayuya there is a nice view of the tallest mountain in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta (foreground) (2010-12-05). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
La Roca EL Yunque 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.	Mount Britton The awkward rock castle lookout on top of Mount Britton stands in the distance marking your summit (2011-03-02). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Sage Perched on boulders near Cooper Island's summit with Salt Island's pointy peak behind and Mount Sage, on Tortola, in the background (2013-02-22). Photo by Gabriel C. Click here for larger-size photo.	Crown Mountain Crown Mountain - highest point in the U.S.V.I and one of the coveted 6 US Territory HPs (2016-02-01). Click here for larger-size photo. Edit Photo Info
Bordeaux Mountain The summit is covered in forest canopy without views. (2015-10-13). Photo by Craig Jagow. Click here for larger-size photo.	Jost Van Dyke High Point Summit of this wonderful Island HP (1053 feet) on Yost Van Dyke of the British Virgin Islands has nice views, but the mountain is actually named Mahohnny Hill (2012-03-24). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cooper Island High Point Perched on boulders near Cooper Island's summit with Salt Island's pointy peak behind and Mount Sage, on Tortola, in the background (2013-02-22). Photo by Gabriel C. Click here for larger-size photo.	Thatch Cay High Point Beautiful Thatch Cay with its HP on the right of the picture. Grass Cay in the far background (2019-10-08). Photo by Jason Clark. Click here for larger-size photo.

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