Cerro Piedra
Cerro Piedra is a mountain in Heredia Province, Costa Rica and has an elevation of 2,331 metres. Cerro Piedra is situated nearby to the locality Puente Tierra, as well as near Montaña La Isla.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barva Volcano.
Barva Volcano
Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Barva Volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano complex in central Costa Rica, 22 km north of San José, in Heredia Province. On the eastern side of the mountain is a lake in what was the volcanic crater, called "Laguna de Barva", and on the western side it has three hills on the top which are called "Las Tres Marías". Barva Volcano is situated 3½ km northwest of Cerro Piedra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sacramento and San José de la Montaña District.
Sacramento
Neighborhood
Sacramento de Heredia is a small town in the district of San Jose de la Montana, Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica. It is home to the Braulio Carrillo National Park and the Bar y Restaurante Sacramento and is a popular tourist location. Sacramento is situated 3½ km west of Cerro Piedra.
San José de la Montaña District
Village
Photo: Victor Quirós A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San José de la Montaña is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. San José de la Montaña District is situated 6 km southwest of Cerro Piedra.
Cerro Piedra
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,331 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.10944° or 10° 6′ 34″ northLongitude
-84.08898° or 84° 5′ 20″ westElevation
2,331 metres (7,648 feet)Open location code
762Q4W56+QCGeoNames ID
12390602
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In Other Languages
“Cerro Piedra” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Cerro Peineta”
- Spanish: “Cerro Piedra”
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Localities in the Area
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