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Maya Mountains
Montañas mayas
Maya Mountains during clear conditions / 2012 photograph by E. xxx / via Flickr
Highest point
PeakDoyle's Delight
Elevation3,688 ft (1,124 m)1
Coordinates16°40′04″N 88°49′59″W / 16.667652361130873°N 88.8331618650507°W / 16.667652361130873; -88.8331618650507
Dimensions
Length70 mi (110 km) northeast1
Width40 mi (64 km) southeast
Area1,970 sq mi (5,100 km2)2
Geography
Maya Mountains is located in Belize
Maya Mountains
Maya Mountains
Countriessouthwestern Belize and northeastern Guatemala
DistrictsCayo, Stann Creek, Toledo, Peten
Range coordinates16°53′58″N 88°40′18″W / 16.899443741204585°N 88.67161109755861°W / 16.899443741204585; -88.67161109755861
Geology
Age of rockPalaeozoic‍–‍Cenozoic3
Type of rock
  • sedimentary
  • granitic
  • volcanic
3
Volcanic arc/beltBladen Formation3
Last eruptionc. 410 Ma3
1 Per EB 2017, para. 1 / 2 Per Briggs et al. 2013, para. 2 / 3 Per Martens 2009, cap. 4

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