Sierra de las Ánimas

The Sierra de las Ánimas is a small hill range in Maldonado Department in southeastern Uruguay, notable within the country for its relatively higher elevations. It contains several named summits used by local hikers and naturalists.

Terrain consists of rounded hills and ridges with pastoral land use and pockets of native vegetation. The range offers short hikes and viewpoints rather than long alpine routes, and it is visited by those seeking inland hiking near Maldonado.

These hills are part of Uruguay’s low-relief interior and have long been used for grazing and rural settlements rather than intensive forestry or mining. They do not contain large historical monuments but form part of local landscape identity.

The range lies inside Maldonado Department in southeastern Uruguay, inland from the Atlantic coast and the resort areas around Punta del Este.

• Topography: The range is formed of low, rounded hills rather than sharp peaks, and it contains some of Uruguay’s higher elevations despite modest absolute heights.
• Highest point: Cerro de las Ánimas reaches about 501 meters in elevation and is one of the better-known summits in the area.

What to See#

• Cerro de las Ánimas: Cerro de las Ánimas is the highest named summit in the range, rising to 501 meters and visited by hikers from the surrounding departments.