Nevado Tres Cruces Central
| Nevado Tres Cruces Central | |
|---|---|
.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″S 68°47′09″W / 27.069886°S 68.785724°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Central three crosses |
| Language of name | Spanish |
| Geography | |
  Nevado Tres Cruces Central Region III Chile | |
| Parent range | Andes Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cordillera Claudio Gay,[2] Central Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | 28,000 years ago.[1] |
| 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[edit]
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ Andeshandbook. "Descripción del Nevado Tres Cruces Central". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Chile Excepción. "Volcans du Chili : hauts sommets et fumerolles" (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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