Cerro Overo

#168 among destinations in Chile

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Cerro Overo is a volcanic crater in Chile. It lies at the foot of Chiliques volcano and close to Laguna Lejía, over ignimbrites of Pliocene age erupted by the La Pacana volcano. It is 480 by 580 metres wide and 72 metres deep and formed through combined explosive-effusive eruptions. The lavas are of lower crustal provenience and are among the least silicic in the region. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 14944 ftCoordinates: 23°31'0"S, 67°40'0"W

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AntofagastaChile

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Cerro Overo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chiliques, Lejía Lake.

5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Chiliques
129 min walk • Chiliques is a stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. Chiliques is capped off by a 500 metres wide summit crater, which contains two crater lakes. One of these lakes is found in the northern part and the other east-southeastern part.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lejía Lake
33 min walk • Laguna Lejía is a salt lake located in the Altiplano of the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. The landscape of the area is dominated by the volcanoes Chiliques, Lascar, Aguas Calientes and Acamarachi. It is shallow and has no outlet, covering a surface area of about 1.9 square kilometres in the present-day.