Sierra Vicuña Mackenna

Cordillera Vicuña Mackenna
Cerro Armazones is a mountain located in the Sierra Vicuña Mackenna.
Highest point
Peak	Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
Elevation	3,114 m (10,217 ft)
Coordinates	24°27′S 70°03′W
Dimensions
Length	170 km (110 mi) north-south
Geography
Country	Chile
Range coordinates	24°30′S 69°00′W
Parent range	Chilean Coast Range

The Cordillera Vicuña Mackenna is the highest section of the Chilean Coast Range located in northern Chile, west of Pampa del Tamarugal. Its peak reaches over 3000 meters.^[1] It runs north-south for approximately 170 km parallel to the Andes. The driest parts of Atacama Desert are located east of the range due to the rain shadow produced by it.

The range is named after historian Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna.

See also

• Vicuña Mackenna Batholith

References

1. Amiran, David H. K.; Wilson, Andrew Wilkins (1973). Coastal Deserts : Their Natural and Human Environments. University of Arizona Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-8165-0312-5. International Geographical Union, Unesco, Peru. Ministerio de Agricultura.