Elevation of towns in Atacama, Chile
18 towns in Atacama have a reading. The highest is Portal del Inca at 2,361 m (7,746 ft), the lowest Caldera at 5 m (16 ft); half sit above 401 m. Readings are from the GMTED2010 grid at each town's coordinates, so a town on a slope may read a few metres from a survey figure.
| # | Town | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portal del Inca | 2,361 | 7,746 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 2,248 | 7,375 |
| 3 | El Tránsito | 1,128 | 3,701 |
| 4 | Los Loros | 971 | 3,186 |
| 5 | Domeyko | 804 | 2,638 |
| 6 | Diego de Almagro | 798 | 2,618 |
| 7 | El Salado | 550 | 1,804 |
| 8 | Tierra Amarilla | 510 | 1,673 |
| 9 | Loreto | 410 | 1,345 |
| 10 | Vallenar | 401 | 1,316 |
| 11 | Vicuña Mackenna | 390 | 1,280 |
| 12 | Copiapó | 389 | 1,276 |
| 13 | Maitencillo | 252 | 827 |
| 14 | Chañaral | 192 | 630 |
| 15 | Freirina | 155 | 509 |
| 16 | Huasco Bajo | 28 | 92 |
| 17 | Huasco | 12 | 39 |
| 18 | Caldera | 5 | 16 |
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