Peak Cerro Vicuña Mackenna Highest point Cerro Armazones Parent range Chilean Coast Range | Elevation 3,114 m (10,217 ft) Country Chile Mountains Cerro Armazones | |
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Length 170 km (110 mi) north-south | ||
The Cordillera Vicuña Mackenna is the highest section of the Chilean Coast Range located in northern Chile, west of Pampa del Tamarugal. Its peak reaches over 3000 meters. It runs north-south for approximately 170 km parallel to the Andes. The driest parts of Atacama Desert are located east of the range due to the rain shadow produced by it.
Map of Sierra Vicuna Mackenna, Taltal, Antofagasta Region, Chile
The range is named after historian Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna.
References
Sierra Vicuña Mackenna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA