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Serra dos Órgãos

Serra dos Órgãos (Organ Mountains) is the local name given to a section of the Serra do Mar mountain chain which in this region is heading inland, due to the presence of the Guanabara - Graben. The granitic southwestern rockface of Pedra do Sino (2.263 m) is considered one of the most difficult climbing routes in Brazil.
The spectacular rock formations in the eastern part of Serra dos Órgãos which from the distance look like huge organ pipes of a church, represent the visible granite - gneiss outcrops which are underlain by an enormous (100 km) intrusive body (batholith) that have resisted the erosional forces. Radiometric dating indicates, that this pluton must have been created by the slow subterranean solidification (crystallization) of magma melts, about 570 million years ago, during the consolidation of the Atlantic Shield in the course of the Neoproterozoic Brasiliano event.
Serra dos Órgãos National Park and surrounding areas provide excellent hiking & trekking opportunities. Of particular ecological interest are the so - called campos de altitude which occur above 1.800 m and contain many endemic species – Mountain Bike Tours / Brazil.
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Creation Date:
30/11/1939Location:
S 22º 30’ / W 43º 06’Area:
11.800 haElevation:
400 - 2.263 mClimate:
CfaBiome:
Atlantic Rainforest / (Mata Atlântica)Ecosystems / Vegetation:
Tropical Rainforest / Altitude FieldsAltitudinal Zones:
Submontane / Montane / High MontanePeaks:
Pedra do Sino (2.263 m)Dedo de Deus (1.692 m)
Pedra do Açu (2.216 m)