Cerro Platillón Natural Monument facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cerro Platillón Natural MonumentMonumento Natural Cerro Platillón |
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IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
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 Cerro Platillón Natural Monument
Monumento Natural Cerro Platillón Location in Venezuela
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| Location |  Venezuela |
| Area | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Established | February 4, 1987 |
The Cerro Platillón Natural Monument (Spanish: Monumento Natural Cerro Platillón) Also Pico Platillón It is a protected area with the status of natural monument that consists of a mountain formation located in the extreme north of the Guárico state, Venezuela. At an official height of 1,930 msnm2 Pico Platillón is the highest mountain in Guárico. It is protected as per decree published in Official Gazette of Venezuela, No. 33,664 of February 20, 1987.
Pico Platillón is located in the heart of a mountainous row of the Juan Germán Roscio Natural Monument, west of San Juan de los Morros and south of Lake Valencia. Towards the south we continue with the Topo Cruz and the row La Glorieta. Further to the east in the direction of the city of San Juan are other mountain ranges including the Paraparo Topo.
See also
In Spanish: Monumento natural Pico Platillón para niños
- List of national parks of Venezuela
- Cueva Alfredo Jahn Natural Monument
