Jilarata, Mountain summit in Oruro Department, Bolivia
Jilarata is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia reaching 4,594 m, in the Salinas de Garci Mendoza Municipality of Ladislao Cabrera Province, Oruro Department. It rises about 173 m above the surrounding terrain, its base spans 2.7 km, and it stands north of Tunupa, near the Uyuni salt flat.
Jilarata lies in the Salinas de Garci Mendoza Municipality of Ladislao Cabrera Province, Oruro Department, about 6 km northeast of the town of Salinas de Garci Mendoza and north of Tunupa volcano, near the Uyuni salt flat. Its summit stands 4,630 m above sea level, 173 m above the surrounding terrain, with a base 2.7 km wide.
The mountain stands about 6 km northeast of Salinas de Garci Mendoza, the nearest town and the municipal seat of the surrounding area. The land around Jilarata is open bush country, and the surrounding region is almost uninhabited, with fewer than two people per square kilometre. Travellers heading toward the Uyuni salt flat pass through this sparse, thinly settled highland.
The summit lies 6 km northeast of Salinas de Garci Mendoza, the nearest settlement, in Ladislao Cabrera Province. The peak rises about 173 m above the surrounding terrain, and its base spans roughly 2.7 km. The approach crosses open bushland where fewer than two people live per square kilometre, so carry everything you need and plan your own water and shelter.
The summit rises about 173 metres above the surrounding terrain, and its base spans roughly 2.7 km, according to measurements of the peak. The nearest larger settlement is Salinas de Garci Mendoza, about 6 km to the southwest, in a tract with fewer than two inhabitants per square kilometre.
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