Cerro El Volcán (sometimes written as "El Picacho Volcano") is the highest peak in
El Hatillo Municipality
El Hatillo Municipality () is an administrative division of the Miranda State, State of Miranda, Venezuela; along with Baruta Municipality, Baruta, Chacao Municipality, Chacao, Libertador Municipality (Venezuelan Capital District), Libertador a ...
, which is part of the metropolitan area of
the Metropolitan District of Caracas in northern
Venezuela
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,
South America
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. It lies west of the state of
Miranda. On April 24, 1980, Cerro El Volcán was declared a Protected Area, and, as of 2013, the peak was managed by the Ministry of Popular Power for the Environment, as published in Official Gazette No. 2606-E.
Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente: Cerro El Volcán
References
Mountains of Venezuela
Geography of Miranda (state)
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