Cerro Sierpe

Cerro Sierpe is a hill in Arraiján, Panamá Oeste Province and has an elevation of 179 metres. Cerro Sierpe is situated nearby to the hamlet Pedro Miguel, as well as near the locality Miraflores.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centennial Bridge and Miraflores Visitors Center.

Centennial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Phil13, CC BY 3.0.

Panama's Centennial Bridge is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway. Centennial Bridge is situated 3 km northwest of Cerro Sierpe.

Miraflores Visitors Center

Museum

Photo: Youngiovani, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miraflores Visitors Center is a museum, which is situated 4 km east of Cerro Sierpe.

Miraflores Locks

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream. Miraflores Locks is situated 3½ km east of Cerro Sierpe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paraíso and City of Knowledge.

Paraíso

Hamlet

Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, located just north of the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks. It was a vibrant township of the old Canal Zone, though it was segregated for most of its history. Paraíso is situated 3 km north of Cerro Sierpe.

City of Knowledge

Village

Photo: Ayaita, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Panama's Ciudad del Saber is a government-sponsored cluster of academic organizations, technology companies and non-governmental organizations, managed by the foundation of the same name. City of Knowledge is situated 4½ km east of Cerro Sierpe.

Culebra Reach

Locality

Photo: Phil13, CC BY 3.0.

The Culebra Cut, formerly called Gaillard Cut, is an artificial valley that cuts through the Continental Divide in Panama. The cut forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Gatun Lake, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and hence the Pacific Ocean. Culebra Reach is situated 6 km northwest of Cerro Sierpe.

Cerro Sierpe

Type: Hill with an elevation of 179 metres
Category: landform
Location: Arraiján, Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.00646° or 9° 0′ 23″ north

Longitude

-79.62387° or 79° 37′ 26″ west

Elevation

179 metres (587 feet)

Open location code

67X2294G+HF

GeoNames ID

3700968

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In Other Languages

“Cerro Sierpe” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Cerro Sierpe”

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