Pedra da Gávea
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. The mountain's name translates as Rock of the Topsail, and was given to it during the expedition of Captain Gaspar de Lemos, begun in 1501, and in which the Rio de Janeiro bay (today Guanabara Bay, but after which the city was named) also received its name. The mountain, one of the first in Brazil to be named in Portuguese, was named by the expedition's sailors, who compared its silhouette to that of the shape of a topsail of a carrack upon sighting it on January 1, 1502. That name in turn came to be given to the Gávea area of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Differential weathering on
Elevation: 844 m
Country: South America
Explore topics:
- Pedra da Gávea hiking routes
- Pedra da Gávea best routes
- Pedra da Gávea camping
- Pedra da Gávea parking
- Pedra da Gávea car park
- Pedra da Gávea difficulty
- Pedra da Gávea family friendly
- Pedra da Gávea dog friendly
- Pedra da Gávea sunrise hike
- Pedra da Gávea sunset hike