Cerro de las Ánimas ("Hill of the Souls", formerly known as ''Mirador Nacional'') is a peak and the second highest point of
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
, with an altitude of 501 metres (1,643.7 ft).
Location and features
It is located to the southwest of the
Maldonado Department
The Maldonado Department (; ), with an area of and 212,951 inhabitants (2023), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado, Uruguay, Maldonado.
Geography
Neighbouring departments are Rocha Department, Rocha to the East, Lav ...
, in the municipality of
Piriápolis
Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este. Because it is mainly used as a resort, it has a relatively small per ...
, 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
Cerro Catedral is a mountain located from San Carlos de Bariloche, and inside the Nahuel Huapí National Park, in Patagonia, Argentina.
The complex is one of the most important ski resorts in South America and the Southern Hemisphere, with a ...
, currently considered the highest point of the country, with an altitude of 513.66 metres (1,685.24 feet).
See also
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Cerro Pan de Azúcar
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Geography of Uruguay
Uruguay is a country in the southeastern region of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. It is located in the Southern Hemisphere on the Atlantic seaboard of South America between 53 and 58 west longitude an ...
External links
Paseo Sierra de las Ánimas
Hills of Uruguay
Landforms of Maldonado Department
Piriápolis
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