Cerro Planada is a mountain peak located in

Cayey, Puerto Rico Cayey (), officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Central Mountain range, north of Salinas and Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east of Aibonito and ...

. The mountain has an elevation of 2,480 feet (755 m), making it the 10th highest peak of the

Sierra de Cayey Sierra de Cayey is a mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico. It is located in the southeast section of the island. Its elevations do not exceed 1000 m (3,280 ft.). The Grande de Loíza, which is one of the most important rivers in Puer ...

. Cerro Planada is located in the boundary between the ''

barrios Barrios is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustín Barrios (1885–1944), Paraguayan guitarist and composer *Ángel Barrios (1882–1964), Spanish guitarist and composer *Arturo Barrios (born 1962), Mexican athlet ...

'' (districts) of Lapa and

Pasto Viejo Pasto Viejo is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 555. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an ...

. The mountain forms part of the

Planadas-Yeyesa Nature Reserve The Planadas-Yeyesa Nature Reserve (Spanish: ''Reserva natural Planadas-Yeyesa'') is a protected nature reserve located in the Sierra de Cayey, in the municipality of Salinas in central Puerto Rico. The reserve is located close to the famous Cer ...

, located in the municipalities of Cayey and Salinas.

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