Cordón Puntas Negras is a 500 km² (193 sq mi) volcanic chain located east of the Salar de Atacama in Chile's II Region, which runs from the Chiliques volcano on the north to volcán Puntas Negras (5,852 m (19,199 ft)) almost 26 km (16 mi) to the SE. The Puntas Negras Volcano forms the common endpoint of two chains of volcanoes in a V-shaped configuration.