Pico do Itambé State Park
| Pico do Itambé State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Pico do Itambé
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| Nearest city | Santo Antônio do Itambé, Minas Gerais |
| Coordinates | 18°23′55″S 43°20′56″W / 18.398482°S 43.348829°WCoordinates: 18°23′55″S 43°20′56″W / 18.398482°S 43.348829°W |
| Area | 4,696 hectares (11,600 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 21 January 1998 |
| Administrator | Instituto Estadual de Florestas |
The Pico do Itambé State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Pico do Itambé) is a state park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It protects one of the higher peaks in the state.
The Pico do Itambé State Park is divided between the municipalities of Santo Antônio do Itambé, Serro and Serra Azul de Minas in Minas Gerais. It has an area of 4,696 hectares (11,600 acres). It is 357 kilometres (222 mi) from Belo Horizonte. The word "Itambé" is of indigenous origin and means "sharp stone". The park protects the Serra do Espinhaço, a mountain range. The highest peak is the 2,002 metres (6,568 ft) Pico do Itambé, a major landmark of the state. It contains various springs and headwaters of the Jequitinhonha and Doce rivers.
The Pico do Itambé State Park was created by decree 39.398 of 21 January 1998. It is administered by the Instituto Estadual de Florestas of Minas Gerais. The park became part of the Espinhaço Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2010.
The park has a typical tropical climate with a dry season from June to August and a rainy season from November to March. The highest parts of the Serra do Espinhaço have mild temperatures year round, with an annual average of about 18 °C (64 °F). The vegetation includes high rocky fields and cerrado, with luxuriant rainforest in the valley floors.
The park is in the transition between the Atlantic Forest and cerrado biomes. It includes rupestrian vegetation, grasslands, cerrado and seasonal forest. Flora include Anadenanthera colubrina, Copaifera langsdorffii , Dalbergia nigra, Handroanthus albus, Eremanthus erythropappus, Trattinnickia burseraefolia, Calophyllum brasiliense, Byrsonima crassifolia, Vellozia squamata and various species endemic to the region. A new bromeliad was discovered in the rocky cliffs of the Fumaça waterfall in 2007, named Orthophytum itambense.
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