Cerro Vicuña Mackenna

Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna is located in Chile
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
Highest point
Elevation3,114 m (10,217 ft)[1]
Coordinates24°27′01″S 70°02′55″W / 24.4502778°S 70.0486111°W / -24.4502778; -70.0486111[1]
Naming
English translationMount Vicuña Mackenna
Geography
CountryChile
Parent rangeChilean Coast Range
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Cerro Vicuña Mackenna is the highest point in the Sierra Vicuña Mackenna and the Chilean Coast Ranges. The peak has a stark desert climate, typical of the Atacama Desert. The peak is named after Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cerro Vicuña Mackenna". Wikimapia.


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