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Cerro Plomo

Elevation
5,424 m
#450
in the world
#59
in Chile

Cerro Plomo is a mountain in Chile, rising to 5,424 m, the 59th highest we list in Chile, part of the Andes.

Range
#83 in the range
Nearest town
40 km away
First ascent
1896
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Cerro Plomo

Cerro Plomo lies in Chile, in Santiago Metropolitan.

Key facts

Elevation
5,424 m (17,795 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
Santiago Metropolitan
Coordinates
-33.233, -70.212

How it ranks

Among peaks in Chile
#59of 141
LargestSmallest
In the Andes
#83of 268
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#450of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Nevado Olivares6,216 m15 km
Nevado el Plomo6,070 m20 km
Cerro Juncal6,110 m23 km
Cerro San Ramón3,192 m35 km
Cerro Tupungato6,570 m44 km
Volcán Tupungatito5,650 m44 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Cerro Plomo.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
PeñalolénChile241,59940 km
ColinaChile146,20743 km
SantiagoChile4,837,29548 km
QuilicuraChile210,41049 km
RencaChile147,15150 km

About this mountain

Santiago lies 47.6 km away, with a population of 4,837,295. At 5,424 m, this peak ranks #59 among listed summits in Chile and #450 globally in this dataset. The nearest higher summits are Nevado Olivares at 6,216 m (14.9 km distant) and Cerro Juncal at 6,110 m (22.9 km distant). The first recorded ascent was in 1896.

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

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Ojos del Salado6,893 m
2Cerro Llullaillaco6,730 m
3Cerro Tres Cruces6,629 m
4Cerro Tupungato6,570 m
5Nevado El Muerto6,488 m
6Cerro Parinacota6,348 m
7Nevado Pomerape6,282 m
8Cerro de los Patos6,239 m
9Pular6,233 m
10Nevado Olivares6,216 m

Common questions

How tall is Cerro Plomo?
Cerro Plomo rises to 5,424 m (17,795 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Cerro Plomo?
Cerro Plomo is in Chile, in Santiago Metropolitan.
Where does Cerro Plomo rank?
It is the 59th highest of the 141 peaks we list in Chile, and #450 worldwide.
When was Cerro Plomo first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1896.
What is the nearest city to Cerro Plomo?
Peñalolén, Chile, about 40 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.