Sierra de las Ánimas

Sierra de las Ánimas
Cerro Pan de Azúcar
Highest point
Peak	Cerro de las Ánimas
Elevation	501 m (1,644 ft)
Coordinates	34°48′33″S 58°15′31″W / 34.80917°S 58.25861°W / -34.80917; -58.25861
Geography

Country	Uruguay
Range coordinates	34°36′S 55°17′W / 34.6°S 55.28°W / -34.6; -55.28Coordinates: 34°36′S 55°17′W / 34.6°S 55.28°W / -34.6; -55.28
Geology
Age of rock	Precambrian
Type of rock	Granite, gneiss

Sierra de las Ánimas is a hill range which starts in Lavalleja Department of Uruguay and extends south into Maldonado Department where 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.

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

Maldonado Department of Uruguay

Capital: Maldonado

Towns and villages	Aiguá Balneario Buenos Aires Barrio Hipódromo Barrio Los Aromos Cerro Pelado El Tesoro Garzón Gerona Gregorio Aznárez La Sonrisa Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Pinares – Las Delicias Piriápolis Playa Grande 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 Monumento al Ahogado Punta Ballena

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