Montes Oscuros (

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for "dark mountains") is a small mountain range located between the

Sierra de Cayey Sierra de Cayey is a mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico. It is located in the southeast section of the island. Its elevations do not exceed 1000 m (3,280 ft.). The Grande de Loíza, which is one of the most important rivers in Puer ...

and the main Cordillera Central, on the municipalities of

Coamo Coamo (, ) is a town and municipality founded in 1579 in the south-central region of Puerto Rico, located north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas. Coamo ...

and Salinas in southern

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. The mountain range and its environment are protected from urban development through a conservation easement (''servidumbre de conservación''), designated as the Montes Oscuros Scenic Easement (Spanish: ''Servidumbre Escénica Montes Oscuros''). The range rises to elevations of 2,047 feet (624 m) in elevation at Piedras Chiquitas, sometimes referred to as Los Farallones. Other mountain peaks of the range include Cerro Cariblanco, Cerro Pío Juan, Cerro Respaldo and Cerro Modesto.

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