Cerro de las Ánimas

Cerro de las Ánimas
Cerro de las Ánimas viewed from a road (Ruta Interbalnearia)
Highest point
Elevation 501 m (1,644 ft)
Coordinates 34°45′07.38″S 55°19′10.54″W / 34.7520500°S 55.3195944°W / -34.7520500; -55.3195944Coordinates: 34°45′07.38″S 55°19′10.54″W / 34.7520500°S 55.3195944°W / -34.7520500; -55.3195944 
Naming
Translation Hill of the Souls (Spanish)
Pronunciation Spanish: [ˈsero ðelaˈsanimas]
Geography
Cerro de las Ánimas
Location in Uruguay
Location Piriápolis, Maldonado Department,
Uruguay
Parent range Sierra de las Ánimas (part of Cuchilla Grande)
Geology
Age of rock Precambrian
Mountain type Hill
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Cerro de las Ánimas ("Hill of the Souls", formerly known as Mirador Nacional) is a peak and the second highest point of Uruguay, with an altitude of 501 metres (1,643.7 ft).

Location and features

It is located to the southwest of the Maldonado Department, in the municipality of Piriápolis, in a similarly named range of hills which is named Sierra de las Ánimas.

Changing height calculations

Until 1973, this hill was considered the highest point of Uruguay.

However, in that year, a group of scientists of the Servicio Geográfico Militar (Military Geographic Service) changed the measure of the Cerro Catedral, currently considered the highest point of the country, with an altitude of 513.66 metres (1,685.24 feet).

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