Cerro Pantojo is an extinct basaltic stratovolcano on the border of Argentina and Chile. It lies immediately south of Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass and its characteristic spire-shaped summit is an eroded volcanic plug. It also has flank lava flows.

Cerro Pantojo
Highest point
Elevation2,024 m (6,640 ft)
Coordinates40°46′0″S 71°57′0″W / 40.76667°S 71.95000°W / -40.76667; -71.95000
Geography
LocationArgentina/Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

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References edit

  • "Cerro Pantojo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lara, Luis; Rodríguez, Carolina; Moreno, Hugo; Pérez de Arce, Carlos (July 2001). "Geocronología K-Ar y geoquímica del volcanismo plioceno superior-pleistoceno de los Andes del sur (39-42°S)". Revista Geológica de Chile. 28 (1). doi:10.4067/S0716-02082001000100004.