Henderson County is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern North Carolina, on the border with South Carolina. The Eastern Continental Divide, which lies along the crest of the Blue Ridge, passes through the county.
The Peak. Though the woods were nice, this is really a hike to El Toro peak â the highest point in the El Yunque National Forest. We had great views from the peak â mostly of the back of El Yunque, the north and east coasts, and the towns in the NE part of Puerto Rico ( Ceiba, Naguabo, Juncos, Las Piedras, &Humacao).
With a summit elevation of 5,389 m (over 17,500 ft), Nevado del Ruiz is the highest of the Colombian volcanoes. Even though it is located only ~500 km from the Earth's equator, its high summit is covered with ~25 square kilometers of snow and ice. Its name, Nevado, means snow-capped.