Cerro El Roble
| Cerro El Roble | ||
|---|---|---|
 Cerro El Roble |
||
| height | 2222 m | |
| location | Región de Valparaíso , Chile | |
| Mountains | Cordillera de la Costa ( Andes ) | |
| Coordinates | 32 ° 58 ′ 32 " S , 71 ° 0 ′ 49" W | |
|
||
| Development | Road to the observatory | |
The Cerro El Roble is a 2222 meter high mountain in central Chile and one of the highest peaks of the Chilean coastal cordillera in central Chile; it is located in the La Campana National Park . At the summit, the completed in 1968 is the observatory Cerro El Roble Observatory (English) or Observatorio Cerro El Roble (Spanish). It houses one of the largest Maksutov telescopes (AZT-16) with an aperture of 700 mm.
photos
Gravel road to the summit
Cerro El Roble observatory
View to the Aconcagua
Web links
Commons : Cerro El Roble - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ HW Duerbeck: National and international astronomical activities in Chile 1849-2002 . In: Interplay of Periodic . 292, 2003, p. 3. bibcode : 2003ASPC..292 .... 3D .