Mocho-Choshuenco

Mocho-Choshuenco is a volcano in Chile, 2,415 m high. It last erupted in 1937.

Elevation: 2,415 m
Type: Stratovolcano
Last eruption: 1,937

Choshuenco, located on the northwest rim of the 4 km wide caldera, is of late glacial age. It has a heavily eroded crater and is currently dormant. Mocho is an andesitic-dacitic volcano placed above the caldera. Some parasitic craters and cinder cones are located on the southwest and northeast flanks of the stratovolcano. Mocho has its earliest certainly recorded eruption in 1759, older eruptions reported are uncertain due to the usage of different names and inexact maps.

Details

Type: Stratovolcano
Range: Andes
Listing: Ultra
Language: Spanish for headless (Mocho) and Mapudungun for yellow waters (Choshuenco)
Location: Panguipulli, Futrono and Los Lagos, Chile
Elevation: 2415 m (Choshuenco)2422 m (Mocho)
Elevation M: 2415
First Ascent: 1934 Dr. Rudolf Haege, Kaerner and Steenbloock (Choshuenco)
Easiest Route: Choshuenco (nearest village with provisions) – Enco – Río Blanco – Tumba del Buey – Mochos peak – Choshuencos peak (in that order)
Last Eruption: 1937
Volcanic Zone: South Volcanic Zone