Cerro Paranal

Cerro Paranal
Paranal camp
Elevation	2,635 m (8,645 ft)
Location
Location	Chile
Range	Chilean Coast Range
Coordinates	24°37′38″S 70°24′17″W / 24.62722°S 70.40472°W / -24.62722; -70.40472Coordinates: 24°37′38″S 70°24′17″W / 24.62722°S 70.40472°W / -24.62722; -70.40472

Cerro Paranal (Paranal Hill in Spanish), also known as Paranal Mountain is a mountain in the Atacama desert of northern Chile that is home to the Paranal Observatory. It is famous for hosting the Very Large Telescope and the VLT Survey Telescope. It is located 120 km south of Antofagasta and 80 km north of Taltal, 12 km inland.

Cerro Paranal and VLT at sunset.

External links

• Cerro Paranal