Marmolejo
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Volcán Marmolejo is a 6,108 m (20,039 ft) high Pleistocene stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile.[5] It is located 9 km (6 mi) NNE of the active San José volcano, and is the southernmost 6,000 m (19,685 ft)-plus peak in the world.[6][7] The Argentine portion is within the Argentinean protection area of Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the two cities: Argentinean city of Tunuyán and the Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.[6][7]
Marmolejo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,108 m (20,039 ft) |
Prominence | 2,103 m (6,900 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Tupungato |
Coordinates | 33°44′02.40″S 069°52′40.80″W |
Geography | |
Location | Argentina-Chile |
Parent range | Principal Cordillera, Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 01/10/1928 - Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany)[2][3][4] |