Volcán Marmolejo is a 6,108 m (20,039 ft) high Pleistocene stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile.[5] It is located 9 km (6 mi) NNE of the active San José volcano, and is the southernmost 6,000 m (19,685 ft)-plus peak in the world.[6][7] 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.[6][7]

Marmolejo
The Marmolejo summit cone sits on the edge of a 4 km (2 mi)-wide collapsed caldera.
Highest point
Elevation6,108 m (20,039 ft)
Prominence2,103 m (6,900 ft)[1]
Parent peakTupungato
Coordinates33°44′02.40″S 069°52′40.80″W / 33.7340000°S 69.8780000°W / -33.7340000; -69.8780000
Geography
Marmolejo is located in Argentina
Marmolejo
Marmolejo
Argentina / Chile
LocationArgentina-Chile
Parent rangePrincipal Cordillera, Andes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown
Climbing
First ascent01/10/1928 - Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany)[2][3][4]
Marmolejo top seen from the north. The face of the cliff shows altered rocks from the core of the volcano.

First ascent

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Marmolejo was first climbed by Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany) October 1, 1928.[2][3][4]

Elevation

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It has an official height of 6108 meters.[8] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6097 metres,[9] ASTER 6103 metres,[10] ALOS 6085 metres[11] and TanDEM-X 6129 metres.[12] The height of the nearest key col is 4005 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2103 meters.[13] Marmolejo is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System [14] and its dominance is 34.43%. Its parent peak is Tupungato and the Topographic isolation is 42.9 kilometers.[13]

See also

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San José volcanic complex. From left to right: Marmolejo, La Engorda and San José.
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References

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  1. ^ "Marmolejo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Fantin. Le Ande.
  3. ^ a b Sebastian Krückel (April 1928). Zeitschrift Andina. pp. 26–39.
  4. ^ a b Evelio Echevarría (1963). "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 431.
  5. ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. ^ a b rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. ^ "MADAS(METI AIST Data Archive System)". Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  12. ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Marmolejo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  14. ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.