Cerro Benítez ("Benítez hill") is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

in the

Patagonia Patagonia () is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers ...

n region of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. In a larger context this feature is an element of the Cerro Toro geological complex. The

Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument is a Natural Monument located in the Chilean Patagonia, northwest of Puerto Natales and north of Punta Arenas. The monument is situated along the flanks of Cerro Benitez. It comprises several cave ...

is situated on the southern flank of Cerro Benítez.C.M.Hogan, 2008 The Cerro Benítez is a location for sighting of the

Andean condor The Andean condor (''Vultur gryphus'') is a South American New World vulture and is the only member of the genus ''Vultur''. It is found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America. With a maximum wingspan of and ...

References

* C. Michael Hogan (2008) ''Cueva del Milodon'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnha

* Stephen M. Hubbard, Brian W. Romans and Stephan A. Graham (2008) ''Deep-water foreland basin deposits of the Cerro Toro Formation, Magallanes basin, Chile: architectural elements of a sinuous basin axial channel belt'', Sedimentology, Mar. 2008 * Víctor A. Ramos and J. Duncan Keppie (1999) ''Laurentia-Gondwana Connections Before Pangea'', Geological Society of America

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Última Esperanza Province Mountains of Magallanes Region {{chile-mountain-stub

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