Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park
| Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual Serra de Santa Bárbara | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Nearest city | Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso |
| Coordinates | 15°55′30″S 59°21′36″W / 15.924901°S 59.359962°WCoordinates: 15°55′30″S 59°21′36″W / 15.924901°S 59.359962°W |
| Area | 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 4 November 1997 |
| Administrator | Coordenadoria de Unidades de Conservação MT |
The Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual Serra de Santa Bárbara) is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It preserves a unique environment where the Amazon rainforest, pantanal and cerrado meet, and holds many endemic or endangered species.
The Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park is divided between the municipalities of Porto Esperidião (27.13%) and Pontes e Lacerda (72.87%) in the state of Mato Grosso. It has an area of 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres). It is in the Vale do Guaporé, between the states of Mato Grosso and Rondônia to the north of the border with Bolivia. It covers part of the Serra de Santa Bárbara mountain range including the Serra Monte Cristo, the highest point in the state at 1,023 metres (3,356 ft) above sea level.
The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Pantanal, Chapada dos Guimarães, Emas and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and the Nascentes do Rio Taquari and Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks. The Gomalina, Alegre and Aguapeí rivers rise in the park. Highway MT-473 runs to the west of the park, and highway MT-265 runs to the south. There are several archaeological sites from the precolonial and colonial periods.
The Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park was created by decree 1.797 of 4 November 1997 with an area of about 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres) to protect a representative sample of existing ecosystems and to provide an area with opportunities for controlled use by the public. Law 7.165 of 23 August 1999 confirmed the decree. The management plan was approved on 11 December 2008. The consultative council was created on 15 December 2014.
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