Cerro El Morado

For the mountain in Argentina, see Cerro Morado. For the mountain in Coquimbo Region, see Cerro Morado, Chile.
Cerro El Morado
El Morado mountain in winter
Highest point
Elevation4,674 m (15,335 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Chile
Coordinates33°43′48″S 70°03′50″W / 33.73000°S 70.06389°W / -33.73000; -70.06389
Geography
Cerro El Morado is located in Chile
Cerro El Morado
Cerro El Morado
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metropolitan Region
Parent rangeAndes

Cerro El Morado is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes of Central Chile. It has a height of 4,674 metres (15,335 ft) and is located in the El Morado Natural Monument of the same name.

The area is the cirque of the San Francisco Glacier and belongs to the Volcán River basin. Cerro El Morado dominates the landscape of this reserve.

Dutch astronomy professor Jan Oort with international astronomy colleagues on horseback connoitering the Chilean mountains for a location where to establish the European Southern Observatory, Cerro El Morado, June 1963.

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