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 | |
| Elevation | 6,108 m (20,039 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,103 m (6,900 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Tupungato |
| Coordinates | 33°44′02.40″S 069°52′40.80″W / 33.7340000°S 69.8780000°W |
| Geography | |
  Marmolejo Argentina / Chile | |
| Location | Argentina-Chile |
| Parent range | Principal Cordillera, Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 01/10/1928 - Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany)[2][3][4] |
First ascent edit
Marmolejo was first climbed by Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany) October 1, 1928.[2][3][4]
Elevation edit
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 edit
External links edit
- SI Google Earth Placemarks - Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: download placemarks with SI Holocene volcano-data.
- Elevation information about Marmolejo
- Weather Forecast at Marmolejo
References edit
- ^ "Marmolejo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ a b Fantin. Le Ande.
- ^ a b Sebastian Krückel (April 1928). Zeitschrift Andina. pp. 26–39.
- ^ a b Evelio Echevarría (1963). "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 431.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b "Capas SIG | Instituto Geográfico Nacional". www.ign.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ a b rbenavente. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | SIIT | Mapas vectoriales". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "IGM Chile". IGM Chile. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ USGS, EROS Archive. "USGS EROS Archive - Digital Elevation - SRTM Coverage Maps". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "MADAS(METI AIST Data Archive System)". Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "ALOS GDEM Project". ALOS EORC Jax Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Marmolejo". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- "San José". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. (includes Marmolejo)
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar. p. 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)
- Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers (5th ed.). Andes Publishing (Scotland). p. 267 pp. ISBN 978-0-9536087-6-8.
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