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'{{Short description|Mountain in Puerto Rico}} :''This article refers to the mountain. For information on the national forest, see [[El Yunque National Forest]]. For the mountain in Cuba, see [[El Yunque (Cuba)|El Yunque]].'' {{Infobox mountain | name = Pico El Yunque | photo = Clearer view of Yunque's top from the Yokahú Tower.jpg | elevation_m = 1080 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | range = [[Sierra de Luquillo]] | listing = | location = [[Río Grande, Puerto Rico|Río Grande]], [[Puerto Rico]] | map = USA Puerto Rico | range_coordinates = | coordinates = {{coord|18|18|38|N|65|47|29|W|type:mountain_region:US-PR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = [[El Yunque National Forest|Hike]] | photo_caption = View of El Yunque from the Yokahú Tower in [[Río Grande, Puerto Rico]] | parent_peak = [[El Toro (Sierra de Luquillo)|El Toro]] | etymology = {{Lang|tnq|[[Yúcahu]]}} phonetic Spanish transliteration of [[Taíno language|Taíno]] possibly meaning '[[Cloud forest|white]] land' and/or {{Lang|es|El Yunque}} meaning 'the [[anvil]]' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] due to the shape of the mountain range when seen from the south. }} '''Pico El Yunque''' or '''El Yunque Peak''' ([[Taíno language|Taíno]]: ''Yukiyu''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-07-07|title=Cultural Value of El Yunque|url=https://elyunquewonderofnature.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/importancia-de-el-yunque-para-la-cultura-de-puerto-rico/|access-date=2021-10-20|website=El Yunque Must Be A Wonder Of Nature|language=en}}</ref>) is a mountain that is located fully within the boundaries of the [[El Yunque National Forest]], part of the [[U.S. Forest Service]], which is the only [[tropical rainforest]] under the [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]] jurisdiction. It is located in the municipality of [[Río Grande, Puerto Rico|Río Grande]]. The peak itself, standing at {{convert|1080|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level is not the highest in Puerto Rico or even the [[Sierra de Luquillo]] range where it is located. It is however the most famous peak due to its curious shape, its natural environment and history, and for its cultural importance to the [[Taíno|Taino]] people. The peak is nearly always covered in thin mist and, due to its high humidity, a quick shower develops during some afternoons. The hike to the top from the Mina Falls is not challenging yet it takes almost 4 and a half hours.[[File:El Yunque Puerto Rico.jpg|thumb|250px|Morning mist in [[El Yunque National Forest|El Yunque rainforest]] by El Yunque peak.|left]]This peak is located on the El Yunque massif which also contains other smaller peaks such as Mount Britton, Juan Diego Peak and the Roca del Yunque which is a rocky peak close to the summit of El Yunque. El Yunque massif itself is part of the [[Sierra de Luquillo]]. The highest point in the Sierra de Luquillo is [[El Toro (Sierra de Luquillo)|El Toro]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for ''the bull'') located in the municipal boundary between Río Grande and [[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]], which lends its name to the [[El Toro Wilderness]]. ==Climate== El Yunque is classified as having a [[tropical rainforest climate]], [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate]] type 'Af', along with surrounding areas. The average temperature of the park is 21&nbsp;°C, and seasonal variation virtually nonexistent. The rugged area can receive over 200 inches (5080 millimeters) of annual rainfall and is the rainiest of all US national forests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/elyunque/about-forest/?cid=fsbdev3_042985|title=About the Forest MAIN|website=USDA Forest Service|language=en|access-date=2020-03-25}} USDA Forest Service</ref><ref name=weather_naguabo/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/yunque.shtml|title=El Yunque, Puerto Rico|website=welcome.topuertorico.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-30}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="160"> File:Pico El Yunque.jpg|El Yunque massif with Pico El Yunque, Roca El Yunque and Mount Britton. File:View of El Yunque from Britton Tower in Puerto Rico.jpg|El Yunque view from Mount Britton Tower. File:Puerto Rico El Yunque 4.jpg|El Yunque from the north. File:Flickr - ggallice - Window to El Yunque.jpg|El Yunque from [[Yokahú Tower|Yocahu Tower]]. File:Top of El Yunque, from the Yokahú Tower, an observation tower built in 1963.jpg|[[Los Picachos]] (left) and El Yunque (right) covered in fog. File:Northeast Ecological Corridor and El Yunque National Forest.jpg|El Yunque from the [[Northeast Ecological Corridor]]. </gallery> ==See also== {{Portal|Puerto Rico|Biology|Geography}} *[[El Yunque National Forest]] {{-}} ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=weather_naguabo>{{cite web | url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=441866&cityname=Naguabo-Puerto-Rico | title = Naguabo, Puerto Rico| publisher = weatherbase.com | access-date = 25 January 2015}}</ref> }} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Mountains of the Caribbean]] [[Category:Mountains of Puerto Rico]] [[Category:Río Grande, Puerto Rico]] {{RíoGrandePR-geo-stub}} [[Category:Sacred mountains]] [[Category:Protected areas of Puerto Rico]] [[Category:American folklore]]'