Cerro Arenas
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Cerro Arenas is a mountain in the Andes
of Santiago Metropolitan Region
, Chile
. It is located west of San José
volcano and east of Cerro El Morado
. The latter mountain lies on the opposite side of the valley of the Estero Morado, a headwater stream of the Volcán River
.
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region or simply Metropolitan Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It is located west of San José
San José (volcano)
San José Volcano is the stratovolcano that gives its name to a massive volcanic group, at about from Santiago de Chile at the end of the Cajón de Maipo on the Chile-Argentina border...
volcano and east of Cerro El Morado
Cerro El Morado
Cerro El Morado is a mountain in the Andes of Chile. It has a height of ....
. The latter mountain lies on the opposite side of the valley of the Estero Morado, a headwater stream of the Volcán River
Volcán River
Volcán River is the river tributary to the Maipo River. Its course lies completely in the Andes of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. The river and its tributaries drain, among other areas, the Chilean slopes of San José Volcano and El Morado Natural Monument area....
.