Cerro El Morado

For the mountain in Argentina, see Cerro Morado. For the mountain in Coquimbo Region, see Cerro Morado, Chile.

Cerro El Morado is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes of Central Chile. It has a height of 4,674 metres (15,335 ft) and is located in the El Morado Natural Monument of the same name.

Cerro El Morado
El Morado mountain in winter
Highest point
Elevation	4,674 m (15,335 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Chile
Coordinates	33°43′48″S 70°03′50″W
Geography
Cerro El Morado
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metropolitan Region
Parent range	Andes

The area is the cirque of the San Francisco Glacier and belongs to the Volcán River basin. Cerro El Morado dominates the landscape of this reserve.

Dutch astronomy professor Jan Oort with international astronomy colleagues on horseback connoitering the Chilean mountains for a location where to establish the European Southern Observatory, Cerro El Morado, June 1963.

See also

• List of mountains in the Andes

External links

Media related to El Morado at Wikimedia Commons