Torres del Paine
| Cordillera Paine | |
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Torres del Paine, Chile
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Cerro Paine Grande |
| Elevation | 2,884 m (9,462 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°59′56″S 73°05′43″W / 50.99889°S 73.09528°W |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Chile |
| State/Province | Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
| Range coordinates | 51°S 73°W / 51°S 73°WCoordinates: 51°S 73°W / 51°S 73°W |
| Parent range | Patagonian Andes |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 12 Myr |
| Type of rock | Granite |
The Cordillera Paine is a small mountain group in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia. It is located 280 km (170 mi) north of Punta Arenas, and about 1,960 km south of the Chilean capital Santiago. It belongs to the Commune of Torres del Paine in Última Esperanza Province of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. No accurate surveys have been published, and published elevations have been claimed to be seriously inflated, so most of the elevations given on this page are approximate.Paine means "blue" in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language and is pronounced PIE-nay.
The highest summit of the range is Cerro Paine Grande, at 50°59′56″S 73°05′43″W / 50.99889°S 73.09528°W. For a long time its elevation was claimed to be 3,050 m or 3,251 m, but in August 2011 it was ascended for the third time, measured using GPS and found to be 2,884 m.
The best-known and most spectacular summits are the three Towers of Paine (Spanish: Torres del Paine, 50°57′09″S 72°59′23″W / 50.95250°S 72.98972°W).
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