Sierra Carapé or Sierra de Carapé is a hill range located in Maldonado Department

Maldonado Department

The Maldonado Department , with an area of and 140,192 inhabitants, is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado.-Geography and climate:...

, in southern Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

. The range crosses the Maldonado Department from west to east and enters the Rocha Department

Rocha Department

Rocha is a department in the east of Uruguay. It has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa. Rocha is well known for its beach towns which swell during the summer holidays...

. It constitutes the border between the departments of Lavalleja

Lavalleja Department

The Department of Lavalleja is a department of Uruguay. The capital is Minas. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha, to the south with Canelones and Maldonado, and to the west to Florida.The department is...

 and Maldonado. This hill range constitutes part of a larger range named Cuchilla Grande

Cuchilla Grande

Cuchilla Grande is a hill range that crosses the west part of Uruguay from north to south. It extends from the south part of Cerro Largo Department, through the departments of Treinta y Tres and Lavalleja and ends in Maldonado Department where it forms its highest peaks.-Noted features:In the...

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Highest point in Uruguay

This range has the highest point of the country, the Cerro Catedral

Cerro Catedral (Uruguay)

Cerro Catedral , also known as Cerro Cordillera, is a peak and the highest point of Uruguay, with an altitude of . It is located north of Maldonado Department, in the municipality of Aiguá, in a hill range named Sierra Carapé, which constitutes part of a larger range named Cuchilla Grande...

, with 513.66 metres (1,685.24 feet) of altitude.

External links

Cerro Catedral, Site of the Municipality of Maldonado, Uruguay. Peakbagger.com: Cerro Catedral, Uruguay