{{Short description|Mountain in Puerto Rico}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Monte Guilarte | image = Lago Garzas and Monte Guilarte 09.jpg | image_caption = Monte Guilarte with Garzas Lake in the foreground. | elevation_m = 1199 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | listing = | range = Cordillera Central | location = Adjuntas | map = USA Puerto Rico | coordinates = {{Coord|18|09|33|N|66|46|37|W|type:mountain_region:US-PR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | range_coordinates = | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Hike }}
'''Monte Guilarte''', also known as '''Monte del Guaraguao''', is the fifth-highest peak in Puerto Rico at {{convert|1199|m|ft|0|sp=us}} above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cordillera Central, in the municipality of Adjuntas.<ref>[http://drna.pr.gov/historico/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/35-Guilarte.pdf Bosque Estatal de Guilarte] on DRNPR</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://puertoricodeaventura.com/2014/03/03/en-las-alturas-de-guilarte/|title=En las Alturas de Guilarte - Puerto Rico de Aventura|first=Karlianette Torres|last=Rivera|publisher=}}</ref>
It is so named after Captain Juan Guilarte de Salazar, a Spanish explorer and Conquistador, who was one of the first settlers of Puerto Rico. In 1513, Guilarte de Salazar led a column of 50 men to victory against 600 Taíno Indians in the southwest of the island.
The mountain and its surroundings encompasses the Guilarte State Forest, located in Guilarte, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.[[File:Guilarte Forest.jpg|thumb|Guilarte State Forest|center]]
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==External links== {{Portal|Puerto Rico|Geography}} * [http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/Recursos_naturales/Montanas.htm Montañas de Puerto Rico] on Proyecto Salon Hogar
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