Sierra Carapé or Sierra de Carapé is a hill range located in

Maldonado Department The Maldonado Department ( es, Departamento de Maldonado; ), with an area of and 164,300 inhabitants (2011), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado. Geography and climate Neighbouring departments are Rocha to the East ...

, in southern

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. The range crosses the Maldonado Department from west to east and enters the

Rocha Department Rocha () is a department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, while to its northeast Laguna Merín fo ...

Local demarcation

It constitutes the border between the departments of

Lavalleja Lavalleja () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and to ...

and Maldonado, in south-eastern

. This hill range constitutes part of a larger range named

Cuchilla Grande Cuchilla Grande is a hill range that crosses the east part of Uruguay from north to south. It extends from the south part of Cerro Largo Department, through the departments of Treinta y Tres and Lavalleja and ends in Maldonado Department where it ...

Highest point in Uruguay

This range has the highest point of the country, the

Cerro Catedral Cerro Catedral is a mountain located from San Carlos de Bariloche, and inside the Nahuel Huapí National Park, in Patagonia, Argentina. The mountain is the biggest ski center in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere, with a skiable are ...

, with 513.66 metres (1,685.24 feet) of altitude.

External links

Cerro Catedral
Site of the Municipality of Maldonado, Uruguay.
Peakbagger.com: Cerro Catedral, Uruguay
Hills of Uruguay Landforms of Maldonado Department {{Maldonado-geo-stub

Local demarcation

Highest point in Uruguay

See also

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