Baño de Oro Natural Area

Baño de Oro Natural Area is a park in Río Grande, Eastern Coast. Baño de Oro Natural Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Sector Sonadora, as well as near Sector La Mina.

Type: Park
Description: area protected for ecological reference conditions within El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Baño de Oro Research Natural Area”

Places of Interest

Highlights include El Yunque National Forest and Yokahu Tower.

El Yunque National Forest

El Yunque National Forest

Photo: Ksaraf, CC BY 3.0.

El Yunque National Forest, in the Eastern Coast region of Puerto Rico, is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System.

Yokahu Tower

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Jami430, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yokahú Tower is an observation tower within El Yunque National Forest on the island of Puerto Rico.

El Yunque

Park

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

El Yunque or El Yunque Peak is a mountain located within the tropical rainforest of the El Yunque National Forest in the Sierra de Luquillo subrange of the Cordillera Central mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico. El Yunque is situated 3 km northwest of Baño de Oro Natural Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naguabo.

Naguabo

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Naguabo is a municipality in the Eastern Coast region of Puerto Rico, north of Humacao and south of Ceiba and Fajardo.

Baño de Oro Natural Area

Categories: Research Natural Area and recreation area
Location: Río Grande, Eastern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.29301° or 18° 17′ 35″ north

Longitude

-65.76989° or 65° 46′ 12″ west

Elevation

562 metres (1,844 feet)

Open location code

77CP76VJ+62

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Baño de Oro Natural Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

“Baño de Oro Natural Area” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bano de Oro Natural Area”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sector Sonadora and Sector La Mina.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Mina Waterfall and Cascada Guarionex.

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