Marmolejo
Sign in to savethumb|Marmolejo top seen from the north. The face of the cliff shows altered rocks from the core of the volcano. Volcán Marmolejo is a high Pleistocene stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. It is located NNE of the active San José volcano, and is the southernmost -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
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Marmolejo
- Mountain.photo
- Marmolejo summit cone on the edge of collapsed caldera close up chile rm.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Marmolejo summit cone sits on the edge of a -wide collapsed caldera.
- Mountain.map
- Argentina
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 01/10/1928 - Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany)
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- Argentina / Chile
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 6108
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Tupungato
- Mountain.location
- Argentina-Chile
- Mountain.range
- Principal Cordillera, Andes
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2103
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- Unknown
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thumb|Marmolejo top seen from the north. The face of the cliff shows altered rocks from the core of the volcano. Volcán Marmolejo is a high Pleistocene stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. It is located NNE of the active San José volcano, and is the southernmost -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.
== First ascent == Marmolejo was first climbed by Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany) October 1, 1928.
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Mountains of ArgentinaMountains of ChileMountains of Mendoza ProvinceMountains of Santiago Metropolitan RegionPleistocene stratovolcanoesPrincipal CordilleraSix-thousanders of the AndesStratovolcanoes of ArgentinaStratovolcanoes of ChileVolcanoes of Mendoza ProvinceVolcanoes of Santiago Metropolitan Region