Tupungato Volcano
Tupungato, one of the highest mountains in the Americas, is a massive Andean lava dome dating to Pleistocene times. It lies on the Argentina–Chile border, between the Chilean Metropolitan Region (near a major international highway about east of Santiago) and the Argentine province of Mendoza, about south of Aconcagua, the highest peak of both the Southern and Western hemispheres. Immediately to its southwest is the active Tupungatito volcano (literally, little Tupungato), which last erupted in 1987.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Tupungato
- Mountain.photo
- 2019-10-31 13-49-02 Tupungato.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Aerial view of Tupungato volcano from Argentina.
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 6570
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2765
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra
- Mountain.map
- Argentina
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location on the Argentina–Chile border
- Mountain.location
- Mendoza Province, Argentina – Metropolitan Region, Chile
- Mountain.range
- Principal Cordillera, Andes
- Mountain.type
- Lava dome
- Mountain.age
- Pleistocene
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Tupungato, one of the highest mountains in the Americas, is a massive Andean lava dome dating to Pleistocene times. It lies on the Argentina–Chile border, between the Chilean Metropolitan Region (near a major international highway about east of Santiago) and the Argentine province of Mendoza, about south of Aconcagua, the highest peak of both the Southern and Western hemispheres. Immediately to its southwest is the active Tupungatito volcano (literally, little Tupungato), which last erupted in 1987.
Tupungato Department, an important Argentine wine-producing region in Mendoza province, is named for the volcano. Recent Chilean mapping indicates it has a summit elevation of 6635 m.