Cerro Vicuña Mackenna

Mountain in Chile
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna is located in Chile
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
Highest pointElevation3,114 m (10,217 ft)[1]Coordinates24°27′01″S 70°02′55″W / 24.4502778°S 70.0486111°W / -24.4502778; -70.0486111[1]NamingEnglish translationMount Vicuña MackennaGeographyCountryChileParent rangeChilean Coast RangeClimbingEasiest 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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