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Cerro Acotango

Elevation
6,052 m
#273
in the world
#12
in Bolivia
852 m
prominence

Cerro Acotango is a mountain in Bolivia, rising to 6,052 m, the 12th highest in Bolivia, part of the Andes.

Elevation
6,052 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
852 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
6.2 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#273
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Cerro Acotango

Cerro Acotango lies in Bolivia.

Key facts

Elevation
6,052 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
852 m
Isolation
6.2 km
Type
Mountain
Range
Coordinates
-18.382, -69.048
First ascent
1965

How it ranks

Among peaks in Bolivia
#12of 210
LargestSmallest
In the Andes
#29of 268
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#273of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Cerro Umurata5,717 m3.0 km
Cerro Capurata5,990 m3.7 km
Cerro Condor Iquiña5,044 m6.5 km
Cerro Oke Okeni5,532 m6.6 km
Cerro Wila Kkollu4,516 m8.6 km
Cerro Ari Kkollu Phujro4,974 m10 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Cerro Acotango.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AricaChile241,653133 km
TacnaPeru286,240134 km
ViachaBolivia86,218209 km
OruroBolivia208,684212 km
LajaBolivia18,023218 km

About this mountain

At 6,052 m, Cerro Acotango ranks twelfth among Bolivia's peaks. It stands 852 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground, with the nearest higher summit 6 km away. The first recorded ascent was in 1965. Cerro Capurata, 3.7 km distant, reaches 5,990 m.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Sajama6,542 m
2Nevado Illimani6,438 m
3Nevado Ancohuma6,427 m
4Nevado Illampu6,368 m
5Cerro Parinacota6,348 m
6Nevado Pomerape6,282 m
7Pico Layca Kkollu6,269 m
8Chearoco6,127 m
9Nevado Huayna Potosí6,088 m
10Nevado Chachacomani6,074 m

Common questions

How tall is Cerro Acotango?
Cerro Acotango rises to 6,052 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Cerro Acotango?
Cerro Acotango is in Bolivia.
Where does Cerro Acotango rank?
It is the 12th highest of the 210 peaks we list in Bolivia, and #273 worldwide.
When was Cerro Acotango first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1965.
What is the nearest city to Cerro Acotango?
Arica, Chile, about 133 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.