Pedra do Baú

Pedra do Baú
Pedra do Baú Natural Monument seen from Pedra do Bauzinho.
Highest point
Elevation	1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Prominence	300 m (980 ft)
Coordinates	22°41′20″S 45°39′41″W
Geography
Pedra do Baú Location of Pedra do Baú in Brazil
Location	São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo, Brazil
Parent range	Mantiqueira Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1940

Pedra do Baú and the Pedra do Baú complex are rock formations in the Mantiqueira Mountains (Serra da Mantiqueira). They are located in the municipality of São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo, Brazil.

Geography

The gneiss rock complex comprises three distinct "rock formation landmarks": Pedra do Baú, Bauzinho, and Ana Chata.

At its highest point, the elevation is 1,950 metres (6,400 ft).^[1]

On 28 December 2010 the Pedra do Baú Natural Monument was created with 3,154 hectares (7,790 acres), a state-level natural monument that is part of the Mantiqueira Mosaic of conservation units.^[2]

Rock climbing

There are over 200 rock climbing routes in the complex, ranging from 15m to 400m in height.^[3]

Ecotourism

The formation is a popular site for rock climbing, paragliding, and other forms of ecotourism.^[4]

Left to Right: Bauzinho, Pedra do Baú, Ana Chata

Pedra do Baú

View of Pedra do Baú and surroundings panorama

References

1. "Prefeitura Municipal da Estância Climática de São Bento do Sapucaí" (in Portuguese). Saobentodosapucai.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2012-03-22.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. o mosaico mantiqueira – Mosaico.
3. "Pedra do Baú : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
4. "Pedra do Baú - Altus Turismo Ecológico" (in Portuguese). Altus.tur.br. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

Sources

• o mosaico mantiqueira (in Portuguese), Mosaico Mantiqueira, retrieved 2016-09-26

External links

• Pedradobau.com.br: official Pedra do Baú website