Sierras Pampeanas

With Sierras Pampeanas is a series of mountain ranges in central and western Argentina that do not belong to the Andes. Pull almost exclusively in north-south direction to and form their own climate with dry winters and wet summers.

• The Sierras de Córdoba
• The Sierra de San Luis
• In the province of San Juan de Valle Fertil the Sierra and the Sierra de la Huerta
• In the province of La Rioja, the Sierra de los Llanos, the Sierra de Famatina, the Sierra de Sañogasta and the Sierra de Velasco
• In the province of Catamarca, the Sierra de Belén, the Sierra de Ambato and the Sierra de Ancasti
• The Sierra de Aconquija in the provinces of Tucumán and Catamarca
• A little off, namely in the province of Buenos Aires, also the Sierra de la Ventana and the Sierra de Tandil.

The highest elevation in the Sierras Pampeanas is the Nevado de Famatina in the province of La Rioja with 6250 meters, but bring it most of the Sierras only at altitudes below 4000 meters.

The term has come to be for a region in the west-central Argentina, in which there are more of these mountain ranges. This region includes the western part of the province of Córdoba, the north of the San Luis province and the eastern provinces of San Juan, La Rioja and Catamarca.

• Mountains in South America
• Mountains in Argentina