Peña de Bernal

Peña de Bernal
Highest point
Elevation 2,510 m (8,230 ft)  AMSL
Prominence 350 m (1,150 ft)
Naming
Translation Rock of Bernal (Spanish)
Geography
Location San Sebastián Bernal, Querétaro, México
Parent range Sierra Gorda
Geology
Age of rock 65 million years
Mountain type Porphyrytic monolith

Peña de Bernal (in English: Bernal's Boulder or Bernal Peak) is a 433 m (1,421 ft) tall monolith, one of the tallest in the world.[1] Peña de Bernal is located in San Sebastián Bernal, a small town in the Mexican state of Querétaro.[2] It is one of the most touristic sites near the capital of Queretaro and considered one of the 13 Wonders of Mexico.

The porphyrytic monolith was thought to have been formed during the Jurassic period.[2] A recent chemical analysis by researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico has determined that it is considerably younger, likely formed about 8.7 million years ago.[3]

Many people perform a pilgrimage to the small chapel located at the highest point accessible through hiking.

References

  1. ↑ "Geologic setting of the Peña de Bernal Natural Monument, Querétaro, México: An endogenous volcanic dome". Geosphere. Archived from the original on 2015-03-13.
  2. 1 2 "Bernal". México Desconocido. Archived from the original on 2015-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Mexican Monolith Is World's Tallest Freestanding Rock". Georgia Newsday. Archived from the original on 2015-03-13.

Coordinates: 20°44′53.5″N 99°56′55″W / 20.748194°N 99.94861°W / 20.748194; -99.94861


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