Tupungato

Tupungato

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.

Details

Age
Pleistocene
Type
Lava dome
Range
Principal Cordillera, Andes
Listing
Ultra
Location
Mendoza Province, Argentina – Metropolitan Region, Chile
Elevation M
6570
First Ascent
1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen and Stuart Vines
Prominence M
2765
Last Eruption
0.8 million years ago.
Volcanic Zone
South Volcanic Zone