Trinidad, at a height of . As well, the backbone of the island consists of the peaks Los Micos, La Esperanza and El Mirador. Gorgonilla has a maximum height of . On the eastern (continental) side of the island there are white sand beaches made up of coral reef detritus. On the western (oceanic) side there are mostly cliffs battered by the sea and a couple of sandy beaches. Pizarro Beach is located on the northeastern shore and is named as such because it is believed this is where Francisco Pizarro first landed. Ecosystems A dense very humid jungle covers the center of the island. Climate The island has an average temperature of 26 degrees Celsius. With an average 90% humidity, intense rainfalls and misty days are frequent; with a calculated rain fall of 6,948.5 mm annually. Gorgona is said to have its own cloud, always looming on its mountaintop. It rains all year around, but even more so in May and June. The least rainy period is in February and March. Freshwater Thanks to the frequent rains and high humidity, Gorgona has a rich hydrographic system that includes a large amount of water currents flowing towards the ocean. Most of these are located on the eastern side of the island. Around 25 streams remain active all year round and 75 during the rainy season. In less than half a kilometer on the beach called La Camaronera ten creeks reach the sand. There are also two lakes on the island: La Cabrera and Tunapurí. Geology The youngest known komatiites on Earth are found on Gorgona. These silica-poor volcanic rocks are otherwise known almost exclusively from the Archean, but formed at Gorgona during the Cretaceous. A marine sedimentary succession spanning the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary with a horizon containing numerous glassy spherules generated by the Chicxulub impact is found on the southern tip of Gorgonilla. Wildlife Terrestrial The island's dense tropical rainforest has been isolated for thousands of years from the mainland, and gives shelter to some unique species like the endemic blue anole (Anolis gorgonae), which is the only all-blue anole lizard in the world. Unfortunately this species is in danger of extinction due to the forest clearing during the times of the prison and by predation from the introduced western basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus). Gorgona is famous for its snakes. There are three known venomous snakes including the much-feared Bothrops asper and