Pirineus State Park

The Pirineus State Park is a country park inside the country of Goias, Brazil. It protects an area of cerrado that consists of the best height within the location, the 1,385 metres Pico dos Pireneus, on the watershed among the Plata and Tocantins river basins. A group of scientists who have been demarcating the quadrilateral of the federal district of Brasília measured the altitude and coordinates of the Pico dos Pireneus on 8 August 1892.

A small timber chapel become erected on the height in 1927, and the first mass turned into hung on 18 June 1927 attended by using 35 human beings. The chapel became destroyed by a gale in 1935 and a masonry chapel constructed the equal year, which still stands. The Pirineus State Park was created by means of law 10.321 of 20 November 1987 within the municipality of Pirenopolis, covering the region of the Picos de Pirineus, its mountains and slopes. Decree 4.830 of 15 October 1997 described the bounds, and gave a place of 2,833.26 hectares 7,001.1 acres.

The park protects one of the highest degrees within the State of Goias, the Serra dos Pireneus. It is administered by way of the Secretariat of Environment and Water Resources of Goias. As of 2018 the park did no longer have a management plan, and there was no control over visits. The park is open from 8 am to 5 pm, or from 9 am to 8 pm in the course of daylight saving time. Domestic animals are not allowed. Hunting, fishing, fires and using alcohol are prohibited.