Sierra Carapé

Sierra Carapé
A rocky summit in this range of hills.
Highest point
Peak	Cerro Catedral (Cathedral Hill)
Elevation	513.66 m (1,685.2 ft)
Coordinates	34°22′55.9″S 54°40′27.7″W / 34.382194°S 54.674361°W / -34.382194; -54.674361
Geography
Sierra Carapé
Country	Uruguay
Range coordinates	34°20′S 54°39′W / 34.333°S 54.650°W / -34.333; -54.650
Parent range	Cuchilla Grande
Geology
Rock age	Precambrian
Rock type(s)	Granite, gneiss

Sierra Carapé or Sierra de Carapé is a hill range located in Maldonado Department, in southern Uruguay. The range crosses the Maldonado Department from west to east and enters the Rocha Department.

It constitutes the border between the departments of Lavalleja and Maldonado, in south-eastern Uruguay. This hill range constitutes part of a larger range named Cuchilla Grande.

This range has the highest point of the country, the Cerro Catedral, with 513.66 metres (1,685.24 feet) of altitude.

• Geography of Uruguay
• Cerro Catedral (Uruguay)#Location and geology

• (in Spanish) Cerro Catedral, Site of the Municipality of Maldonado, Uruguay.
• (in English) Peakbagger.com: Cerro Catedral, Uruguay

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