Peñón de Ponce | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) [1] |
Prominence | 335 ft (102 m) [2] |
Coordinates | 17°58′47.4594″N 66°41′54.4806″W / 17.979849833°N 66.698466833°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | PR-2, km 220.1, Sector Las Cucharas, Barrio Canas, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Peñón de Ponce is a boulder [4] in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, located in the western coastal section of the municipality, in Sector Punta Cucharas, Barrio Canas, immediately north of Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2), kilometer 220.1. The Peñón de Ponce promontory separates the Port of Tallaboa from the plains that give access to the municipality of Ponce. [5]
The hill has been on record at least since 1788 when Íñigo Abbad used it to describe the distance (2 leguas, or 2 hours walking distance) to the village of Ponce relative to this landmark feature. [6]
The hill is located at coordinates 17° 58' 47.5", -66° 41' 54.5", in an area known to Ponce Cement for its limestone value. [7] There is a correctional center and a Holiday Inn Hotel on neighboring hills.
In 1855, poet Federico Matos, father of Felix Matos Bernier and Rafael Matos Bernier, composed the following short poem in Spanish about this hill. [8] The poem, titled "En el Peñón de Ponce", appeared on the 22 May 1858 issue of El Fénix newspaper in Ponce, and was dedicated to Matos's friend Martin Travieso. [9]
En el Peñón de Ponce
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