Pico del Este (Spanish for peak of the east) is a mountain peak in the southern portion of the Sierra de Luquillo, located on the boundary between the municipalities of Ceiba and Naguabo in eastern Puerto Rico.[1] A radar complex built by the US Navy can be found in the summit of the mountain. Known as the Old Navy Radar, these facilities remain decommissioned and abandoned.[2]

Pico del Este
Pico del Este as seen from the north.
Highest point
Elevation	3,408 ft (1,039 m)
Parent peak	El Toro
Naming
Etymology	"peak of the east" in Spanish
Geography
Location	Ceiba, Puerto Rico and Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Parent range	Sierra de Luquillo

Geography

Pico del Este and, its neighboring peak, Pico del Oeste are located within El Yunque National Forest on a mountain massif that is connected to El Yunque through a northwestward ridge known as Cuchilla el Duque.[3]

Gallery

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  Pico del Este (left) and El Yunque (right) massifs as seen from the north.
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  Old Navy Radars on the summit of Pico del Este.

References

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