Cerro de las Ánimas, Mountain summit in Maldonado Department, Uruguay.
Cerro de las Ánimas is a 501-metre peak in the Sierra de las Ánimas, in southwestern Maldonado Department on the boundary between the municipalities of Pan de Azúcar and Solís Grande. It is the second-highest point in Uruguay, 12 metres lower than Cerro Catedral.
Until 1973 Cerro de las Ánimas was considered the highest point in Uruguay. That year, scientists from the Servicio Geográfico Militar determined that Cerro Catedral, measured at 513.66 m, was about 12 m higher, and the Ánimas lost the title. The hill had earlier been known as Mirador Nacional.
The name Cerro de las Ánimas means "Hill of the Souls"; it was formerly called Mirador Nacional. The hill belongs to the Sierra de las Ánimas, the range that gives it its name, and stands on the boundary between the municipalities of Pan de Azúcar and Solís Grande, in southwest Maldonado Department.
The summit lies on the boundary between the municipalities of Pan de Azúcar and Solís Grande, in the southwest of Maldonado Department, within the Sierra de las Ánimas. Access is on foot along hill paths, so plan for a walk rather than a drive to the top.
Until 1973, Cerro de las Ánimas was officially considered Uruguay's highest point; that year, scientists from the Servicio Geográfico Militar determined that Cerro Catedral, about 12 metres higher, surpassed it. The summit stands 501 metres above sea level, making it the country's second-highest point.
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