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Montaña de Erapuca

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Montaña de Erapuca
Montaña de Erapuca is located in Honduras
Montaña de Erapuca
Montaña de Erapuca
Highest point
Elevation2,750 m (9,020 ft)
Coordinates14°49′15″N 88°59′42″W / 14.82083°N 88.99500°W / 14.82083; -88.99500
Geography
LocationCopán and Ocotepeque Department, Honduras
Parent rangeSierra del Merendón

Montaña de Erapuca, commonly known as "Erapuca", is the highest point of the "Sierra de Merendón" in Honduras. Erapuca has an altitude of 2,690 meters above sea level.[1] The Sierra del Merendón, to which this peak belongs, is located in the south of the department of Copán, between the Valle de Cucuyagua and Valle de Sensenti, and serving as a border boundary with the Ocotepeque Department.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jesús Banegas Membreño, Monografía del Departamento de Copán, Sociedad de Geografía e Historia de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, 1946, Universidad de Virginia, U.S.A.
  2. ^ Pineda Portillo, Noé. Geografía de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. 1997, Universidad de Míchigan, U.S.A.(páginas 65 y 178)