Cerro de Los Inocentes | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,268 m (4,160 ft) [1] |
Isolation | 819.66 km (509.31 mi) [2] |
Coordinates | 33°45′51″S 80°48′30″W / 33.76417°S 80.80833°W [1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Holy Innocents |
Geography | |
Location | Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile |
Climbing | |
First ascent | unknown |
Cerro de Los Inocentes (meaning "Hill of the Innocents" in Spanish) is the highest mountain in the Juan Fernández Islands, Valparaíso Region, Chile. [1] It is a nesting ground for the Stejneger's petrel. [3]
This 1,268 m (4,160 ft) high peak rises above the western shore of Alejandro Selkirk Island, the largest and the westernmost island of the Juan Fernández Archipelago. [1] The mountain is smooth at the top with a cliff dropping steeply to the waters of the Pacific Ocean off its southwestern face. [1]
Some sources give higher elevations ranging from about 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to more than 1,600 m (5,200 ft). [4] [5]
Cerro de Los Inocentes | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,268 m (4,160 ft) [1] |
Isolation | 819.66 km (509.31 mi) [2] |
Coordinates | 33°45′51″S 80°48′30″W / 33.76417°S 80.80833°W [1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Holy Innocents |
Geography | |
Location | Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile |
Climbing | |
First ascent | unknown |
Cerro de Los Inocentes (meaning "Hill of the Innocents" in Spanish) is the highest mountain in the Juan Fernández Islands, Valparaíso Region, Chile. [1] It is a nesting ground for the Stejneger's petrel. [3]
This 1,268 m (4,160 ft) high peak rises above the western shore of Alejandro Selkirk Island, the largest and the westernmost island of the Juan Fernández Archipelago. [1] The mountain is smooth at the top with a cliff dropping steeply to the waters of the Pacific Ocean off its southwestern face. [1]
Some sources give higher elevations ranging from about 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to more than 1,600 m (5,200 ft). [4] [5]