Marmolejo
Volcán Marmolejo is a 6,108 m (20,039 ft) high Pleistocene stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. 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. 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.
| Marmolejo | |
|---|---|
The Marmolejo summit cone sits on the edge of a 4 km (2 mi)-wide collapsed caldera. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,108 m (20,039 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,103 m (6,900 ft) |
| Parent peak | Tupungato |
| Coordinates | 33°44′02.40″S 069°52′40.80″W |
| Geography | |
Marmolejo Argentina / Chile | |
| 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) |
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