Carajás Mountains

Carajás Mountains
Highest point
PeakMonte Redenção
Elevation716 m (2,349 ft)
Coordinates6°16′37″S 50°34′54″W / 6.27694°S 50.58167°W / -6.27694; -50.58167
Naming
Native nameSerra dos Carajás (Portuguese)
Geography
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
Borders onCarajás Mountains

The Carajás Mountains or Serra dos Carajás are a mountain range to the west of the municipality of Marabá in the Pará state of Brazil. Monte Redenção, Marabá's highest point, is located there.

The mountains are contained in the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949 hectares (1,017,950 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.