Pedra da Gávea
842 m2,762 ft
Mountain · Brazil
Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres (2,769 ft), making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean.
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- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 842 m (2,762 ft)
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 22.998°S 43.284°W
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Pedra da Gávea
Mountain in Brazil
Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres (2,769 ft), making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean. Trails on the mountain were opened up by the local farming population in the early 19th century; today, the site is under the administration of the Tijuca National Park.
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Peaks near Pedra da Gávea
- Corcovado710 m · 9 km awayOn the map
- Sugarloaf Mountain395 m · 14 km awayOn the map
- Pedra BonitaMountain · 1.4 km awayOn the map
- Morro Dois IrmãosMountain · 4.7 km awayOn the map
- Pico da TijucaMountain · 6.1 km awayOn the map
- Morro do BorelMountain · 7.1 km awayOn the map
- Morro do SumaréMountain · 9.2 km awayOn the map
- Morro dos CabritosHill · 9.5 km awayOn the map
- Morro do CéuMountain · 9.5 km awayOn the map
- Morro Dona MartaMountain · 11 km awayOn the map
Highest mountains in Brazil
- Cerro de la Neblina2,994 mOn the map
- Serra Imeri2,994 mOn the map
- Pico da Neblina2,994 mOn the map
- Pico da Bandeira2,891 mOn the map
- Mount Roraima2,810 mOn the map
- Pedra da Mina2,798 mOn the map
- Pico das Agulhas Negras2,791 mOn the map
- Pico dos Três Estados2,665 mOn the map
- Pico dos Marins2,421 mOn the map
- Pico Maior de Friburgo2,366 mOn the map
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History around Pedra da Gávea
- Treaty of Rio de Janeiro1825
- The 2016 Summer Paralympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2016
- Candelária massacre1993
- Operation Containment: In Rio de Janeiro, more than 120 people are killed in raids targeting criminal organization Comando Vermelho during the deadliest police…2025
- Rio de Janeiro school shooting2011
- Further landslides and more rain are feared in Brazil which is dealing with the worst disaster in its history2011
- Bus line 174 is hijacked by Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento, who held ten hostages for four hours, in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro2000
- The Earth Summit is held in Rio de Janeiro1992