Tipas
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This article is about the volcano. For the geologist, see Walther Penck.
Cerro Walther Penck (also known as Cerro Cazadero or Cerro Tipas) is a massive complex volcano in the Andes, located in northwestern Argentina, Catamarca Province, Tinogasta Department, at the Puna de Atacama. It is just southwest of Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. Walther Penck itself is perhaps the third highest active volcano in the world.
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Walther Penck | |
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Tipas or Cazadero Grande | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,670 m (21,880 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 651 metres (2,136 ft) |
Parent peak | Ojos del Salado |
Coordinates | 27°11′45.96″S 068°33′38.88″W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Puna de Atacama, Andes |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Complex volcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 14/12/1970 - Sergio Kunstmann, Pedro Rosende (Chile) and Takaya Takeshita (Japan) |
Easiest route | Hike, east side from El Arenal |
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