Nevado Tres Cruces Central

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Nevado Tres Cruces Central
Nevado Tres Cruces, vu depuis Ojos del Salado (1381348543).jpg
Tres Cruces Massif from Ojos del Salado, looking west. Center, Nevado Tres Cruces Central. Left, Nevado Tres Cruces.
Highest point
Elevation 6,629 m (21,749 ft)
Prominence 610 m (2,000 ft)
Coordinates 27°04′12″S68°47′09″W / 27.069886°S 68.785724°W / -27.069886; -68.785724
Naming
English translationCentral three crosses
Language of name Spanish
Geography
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Nevado Tres Cruces Central
Region III Chile
Parent range Cordillera Claudio Gay [1]
Geology
Rock age Pleistocene
Mountain type Volcano
Volcanic zone Central Volcanic Zone
Last eruption 28,000 years ago. [2]
Climbing
First ascent Stefan Osiecki and Witold Paryski, 1937
Easiest route Walk

Nevado Tres Cruces Central is the second summit of an extinct volcanic massif, located in the Andes mountain range in the Atacama region of northern (Chile).

This summit, the second in altitude of the Tres Cruces massif, reaches 6629 meters above sea level, and a topographic prominence of nearly 610 meters in relation to the main or south summit. It is the highest summit located entirely in Chilean territory. Along with the south summit, it is the most visited of the massif; the col that connects them allows the ascent of both during the same expedition. That is the case of the first summiters, the Poles Stefan Osiecki and Witold Paryski, on 26 February 1937. [3]

It has a crater of about one kilometer diameter. [4]

References

  1. Rundel, Philip W.; Kleier, Catherine C. "Parque Nacional Nevado de Tres Cruces, Chile: A Significant Coldspot of Biodiversity in a High Andean Ecosystem" (PDF). The Newsletter of the Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains. US Forest Service . Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. Moreno, edited by Teresa; Gibbons, Wes (2007). The Geology of Chile. London: Geological Society. p. 154. ISBN   9781862392205 . Retrieved 22 November 2015.{{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  3. Andeshandbook. "Descripción del Nevado Tres Cruces Central" . Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. Chile Excepción. "Volcans du Chili : hauts sommets et fumerolles" (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2017.