Cerro Renca ''(Spanish for:Renca Hill)'' is a
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not a ...
straddling the border between
Quilicura to the north and
Renca to the south, in the city of
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...
,
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
. This geographic feature rises above the surrounding terrain. The hill, which is above sea level at its highest point, has two subsidiaries summits known as Cerro Colorado ( above sea level) and Puntilla Lo Ruiz ( above sea level).
References
Geography of Santiago, Chile
Hills of Chile
Mountains of Santiago Metropolitan Region
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