Pedra da Mina is the fifth highest mountain in Brazil and the second in the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain ranges located in the border of the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
With 2798.39 m elevation (revised measurement satellite / GPS by IBGE in 2004), is the highest point of Serra da Mantiqueira and the state of São Paulo, and the third highest mountain in the state of Minas Gerais.
Near the mountain, there is the Ruah valley, the highest valley in Brazil and the Rio Claro spring, located at 2,500 metres above sea level, the highest river spring in Brazil.
First ascension
The summit of Pedra da Mina was first reached by a group of eight people, in July 1955. Until 1990, the place remained a quite untouched spot, due to the difficulty of reaching the summit. During this first expedition, the height measured by a barometer was 2,718 metres. Until the new measurement in 2000, Pico das Agulhas Negras was still considered the highest point of Serra da Mantiqueira.
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