Pirineus State Park
| Pirineus State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual dos Pirineus | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Pico dos Pireneus
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| Nearest city | Pirenópolis, Goiás |
| Coordinates | 15°47′48″S 48°50′37″W / 15.796667°S 48.843611°WCoordinates: 15°47′48″S 48°50′37″W / 15.796667°S 48.843611°W |
| Area | 2,833.26 hectares (7,001.1 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 1987 |
| Administrator | SEMARH: Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos |
The Pirineus State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual dos Pirineus, often called the Parque Estadual da Serra dos Pireneus), is a state park in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It protects an area of cerrado that includes the highest peak in the region, the 1,385 metres (4,544 ft) Pico dos Pireneus, on the watershed between the Plata and river basins
The Pirineus State Park is in the municipalities of Pirenópolis, Cocalzinho de Goiás and Corumbá de Goiás in the state of Goiás. It has an area of 2,833.26 hectares (7,001.1 acres). The park is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city of Pirenópolis by dirt road, and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the town of Cocalzinho de Goiás.
The park is in rugged terrain in the Alto Tocantins-Paranaíba Plateau, with altitudes ranging from 140 to 1,000 metres (460 to 3,280 ft). There are dozens of small springs that feed the in the Tocantins basin and the Corumbá River in the Plata basin. The Pico dos Pireneus is the highest point of the region at 1,385 metres (4,544 ft). There is a small chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity at its summit. Its slopes define the edge of the Central Plateau of Brazil, and it forms the divide between the Plata and Tocantins river basins. The Morro Cabeludo is over 1,350 metres (4,430 ft), with quartzite rocks from the precambrian period formed about 1 billion years ago.
The Pirineus State Park is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). The objectives are preservation of natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty while enabling scientific research, education, environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and ecological tourism. The park preserves the flora, fauna and water sources. Average annual rainfall is 1,500 millimetres (59 in). Average daily temperatures range from 19 to 33 °C (66 to 91 °F) and average 22 °C (72 °F). The park is in the cerrado biome. The park holds cerrado rupestre vegetation, which grows on rocks and includes endemic species of cacti, orchids and bromeliads. There are also forests, grasslands and other types of cerrado vegetation.
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