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 / 33.7340000°S 69.8780000°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] |
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 was first climbed by Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany) October 1, 1928.[2][3][4]
It has an official height of 6108 meters.[8] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6097 metres,[9] ASTER 6103 metres,[10] ALOS 6085 metres[11] and TanDEM-X 6129 metres.[12] The height of the nearest key col is 4005 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2103 meters.[13] Marmolejo is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System [14] and its dominance is 34.43%. Its parent peak is Tupungato and the Topographic isolation is 42.9 kilometers.[13]