Cerro Maltusado

Cerro Maltusado
Cerro Maltusado

Chile

Highest point
Elevation 1,537 m (5,043 ft)
Prominence 1,425 m (4,675 ft)
Coordinates 39°49′57″S 72°12′57″W / 39.83250°S 72.21583°W / -39.83250; -72.21583Coordinates: 39°49′57″S 72°12′57″W / 39.83250°S 72.21583°W / -39.83250; -72.21583
Geography
Location Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Age of rock Carboniferous-Permian
Mountain type Arête peak

Cerro Maltusado (Spanish for badly cut mane) is the highest peak of La Peineta arête in the Andes of Los Ríos Region, Chile. The peak has an arpoximate prominence of about 1425 meters from its base at Riñihue Lake being close to be an ultra prominent peak.


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