Sierra de las Ánimas

Sierra de las Ánimas
Cerro Pan de Azúcar
Highest point
Peak	Cerro de las Ánimas
Elevation	501 m (1,644 ft)
Coordinates	34°48′33″S 58°15′31″W
Geography
Sierra de las Ánimas
Country	Uruguay
Range coordinates	34°36′S 55°17′W
Geology
Age of rock	Precambrian
Type of rock	Granite, gneiss

Sierra de las Ánimas is a hill range which starts in Lavalleja Department of Uruguay and extends south into Maldonado Department.

Features

Here in Maldonado Department it includes one of the highest peaks of Uruguay, the top of Cerro de las Ánimas 501 metres (1,644 ft), near the towns Gregorio Aznárez and Las Flores.

It is the only elevated landform of volcanic origin in Uruguay.

Related landform

It is a branch of the Cuchilla Grande which extends north - northeast through Treinta y Tres Department into Cerro Largo Department, and which includes secondary ranges.

See also

• Geography of Uruguay