List of highest astronomical observatories
Other important high altitude observatories
This is a selected list of the most important and notable high altitude observatories between 1700 and 3000 m; it is not intended to list all of the numerous observatories worldwide in this elevation range:

List of highest astronomical observatories

Section Title: Other important high altitude observatories
Table Section Text: This is a selected list of the most important and notable high altitude observatories between 1700 and 3000 m; it is not intended to list all of the numerous observatories worldwide in this elevation range:

Observatory Name	Elevation	Observatory Site	Location	Coordinates	Established	Type of Observatory	Major Instruments

Pic du Midi Observatory	2,877 m (9,439 ft)	Pic du Midi de Bigorre	Pyrenees, France	42°56′11″N 00°08′34″E / 42.93639°N 0.14278°E	1878	Optical, solar

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station / Martin A. Pomerantz Observatory	2,835 m (9,301 ft)	South Pole	East Antarctic Ice Sheet, Antarctica	90°00′S 139°16′W / 90.000°S 139.267°W	1994	Microwave, millimeter, neutrino, submillimeter	SPT, AMANDA, IceCube, QUaD

Cerro Armazones Observatory	2,817 m (9,242 ft)	Cerro Armazones	Atacama Desert, Chile	24°35′54″S 70°12′04″W / 24.59833°S 70.20111°W	1995	Optical telescope	Hexapod-Telescope

National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico)	2,800 m (9,200 ft)	Sierra de San Pedro Mártir	Baja California, Mexico	31°02′39″N 115°27′49″W / 31.04417°N 115.46361°W	1967	Optical telescope

Apache Point Observatory	2,788 m (9,147 ft)	Sacramento Peak	New Mexico, United States	32°46′49″N 105°49′13″W / 32.78028°N 105.82028°W	1984	Optical, solar	SDSS, Dunn Solar Telescope

Cerro Pachón	2,722 m (8,930 ft)	Cerro Pachón	Atacama Desert, Chile	30°14′27″S 70°44′12″W / 30.24083°S 70.73667°W	2000	Optical, infrared	Gemini South, SOAR

National Astronomical Observatory (Colombia)	2,640 m (8,660 ft)	Metropolitan Area of Bogotá	Bogotá, Colombia	04°35′46″N 74°04′39″W / 4.59611°N 74.07750°W	1803	Optical telescope

Paranal Observatory	2,635 m (8,645 ft)	Cerro Paranal	Atacama Desert, Chile	24°37′38″S 70°24′15″W / 24.62722°S 70.40417°W	1999	Optical, infrared	VLT, VISTA

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory	2,606 m (8,550 ft)	Mount Hopkins	Arizona, United States	31°40′52″N 110°52′42″W / 31.68111°N 110.87833°W	1966	Optical, gamma ray	MMT, VERITAS

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory	2,396 m (7,861 ft)	Roque de los Muchachos	La Palma, Canary Islands	28°46′N 17°53′W / 28.767°N 17.883°W	1979	Optical, infrared, solar, gamma ray	MAGIC, GTC, WHT, TNG, NOT, INT

Teide Observatory	2,390 m (7,840 ft)	Pico del Teide	Tenerife, Canary Islands	28°18′00″N 16°30′35″W / 28.30000°N 16.50972°W	1964	Optical, solar, microwave	VTT, BRT, OGS, VSA

La Silla Observatory	2,380 m (7,810 ft)	La Silla	Atacama Desert, Chile	29°15′15″S 70°44′22″W / 29.25417°S 70.73944°W	1969	Optical telescope	NTT, ESO

Las Campanas Observatory	2,380 m (7,810 ft)	Cerro Las Campanas	Atacama Desert, Chile	29°00′54″S 70°41′32″W / 29.01500°S 70.69222°W	1971	Optical telescope	Magellan Telescopes, GMT

Lowell Observatory	2,210 m (7,250 ft)	Flagstaff	Arizona, United States	35°12′10″N 111°39′52″W / 35.20278°N 111.66444°W	1894	Optical telescope

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory	2,200 m (7,200 ft)	Cerro Tololo	Atacama Desert, Chile	30°10′9″S 70°48′21″W / 30.16917°S 70.80583°W	1967	Optical telescope	Victor M. Blanco Telescope

Calar Alto Observatory	2,168 m (7,113 ft)	Calar Alto	Almería, Spain	37°13′25″N 2°32′46″W / 37.22361°N 2.54611°W	1975	Optical telescope

Very Large Array	2,124 m (6,969 ft)	Plains of San Agustin	New Mexico, United States	34°04′43″N 107°37′06″W / 34.07861°N 107.61833°W	1975	Radio telescope

Kitt Peak National Observatory	2,096 m (6,877 ft)	Kitt Peak	Arizona, United States	31°57′30″N 111°35′48″W / 31.95833°N 111.59667°W	1960	Optical, solar, radio telescope	Mayall, WIYN, McMath-Pierce, VLBA

Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science	2,070 m (6,790 ft)	Mount Pastukhov	Caucasus Mountains, Russia	43°38′49″N 41°26′26″E / 43.64694°N 41.44056°E	1966	Optical telescope	BTA-6

Yunnan Astronomical Observatory	2,014 m (6,608 ft)	rural Kunming, Yunnan, China	rural Kunming, Yunnan, China	25°02′00″N 102°47′00″E / 25.03333°N 102.78333°E	1972	Optical telescope, Radio, Solar, Infrared	Lijiang 2.4m telescope, Fuxian Lake 1m solar tower, ynao 1m telescope, 10m radio telescope.

Mount Wilson Observatory	1,742 m (5,715 ft)	Mount Wilson	California, United States	34°13′26″N 118°03′42″W / 34.22389°N 118.06167°W	1908	Optical, solar	Hale Telescope (60"), Hooker Telescope (100")

Palomar Observatory	1,712 m (5,617 ft)	Palomar Mountain	California, United States	33°21′21″N 116°51′50″W / 33.35583°N 116.86389°W	1936	Optical telescope	Hale Telescope (200"), Samuel Oschin telescope

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Pic du Midi Observatory is the first high altitude observatory which was constructed atop the 2,877 m (9,439 ft) Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the French Pyrenees in 1878.

final_sentence: Pic du Midi Observatory is the first high altitude observatory which was constructed atop the 2,877 m (9,439 ft) Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the French Pyrenees in 1878.