Sierra de las Ánimas - Misplaced Pages

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.

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.

v t e Lavalleja Department of Uruguay
Capital: Minas
Towns and villages	José Batlle y Ordoñez José Pedro Varela Mariscala Minas Pirarajá Solís de Mataojo Zapicán
Sights	Salto del Penitente Villa Serrana

v t e Maldonado Department of Uruguay
Capital: Maldonado
Municipalities	Aiguá Garzón Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Piriápolis Punta del Este San Carlos Solís Grande
Towns and villages	Aiguá Balneario Buenos Aires Barrio Hipódromo Barrio Los Aromos Cerro Pelado El Tesoro Garzón Gerona Gregorio Aznárez José Ignacio La Sonrisa Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Pinares – Las Delicias Piriápolis Playa Grande Punta Ballena Punta del Este San Carlos San Rafael - El Placer Villa Delia
Sights	Lussich Arboretum Casapueblo Cerro de las Ánimas Cerro Pan de Azúcar Isla Gorriti Isla de Lobos Laguna del Sauce La Mano de Punta del Este

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