Cerro El Volcán

Cerro El Volcán[1] (sometimes written as "El Picacho Volcano") is the highest peak in El Hatillo Municipality, which is part of the metropolitan area of the Metropolitan District of Caracas in northern Venezuela, South America. It lies west of the state of Miranda. On April 24, 1980, Cerro El Volcán was declared a Protected Area, and, as of 2013, the peak was managed by the Ministry of Popular Power for the Environment, as published in Official Gazette No. 2606-E.[2]

Picacho de El Volcán, the tallest peak in El Hatillo.

References

Áreas Bajo Régimen de Administración Especial (ABRAES): Plan estadal de Ordenación del Territorio Archived June 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente: Cerro El Volcán Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

9°54′N 66°45′W

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[1] Áreas Bajo Régimen de Administración Especial (ABRAES): Plan estadal de Ordenación del Territorio Archived June 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente: Cerro El Volcán Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine