Pico dos Três Estados

Pico dos Três Estados
Pico dos Três Estados
Brazil
Highest point
Elevation 2,665 m (8,743 ft)
Coordinates 22°24′22″S 44°48′34″W / 22.40611°S 44.80944°W / -22.40611; -44.80944Coordinates: 22°24′22″S 44°48′34″W / 22.40611°S 44.80944°W / -22.40611; -44.80944
Naming
Translation Three States Peak (Portuguese)
Geography
Location Southeast Region, Brazil
States Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Parent range Mantiqueira Mountains

Pico dos Três Estados ("Three States Peak") is a mountain peak at which the three Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo all meet, respectively in the municipalities of Passa Quatro, Resende and Queluz.

At an altitude of 2,665 metres (8,743 ft), the peak is located within the Mantiqueira Mountains near Pedra da Mina and Pico das Agulhas Negras.[1] At the exact point where the three borders meet, there is an iron tripod with the names of each state.

References

  1. "Anuário Estatístico do Brasil" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2012. p. 29. ISSN 0100-1299.
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