Solo (mountain)

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solo
height 6190  m
location Atacama Desert ; Argentina / Chile
Mountains To the
Coordinates 27 ° 6 ′ 29 ″  S , 68 ° 43 ′ 12 ″  W Coordinates: 27 ° 6 ′ 29 ″  S , 68 ° 43 ′ 12 ″  W
Solo (mountain) (Catamarca)
Solo (mountain)
Type Stratovolcano
Age of the rock Holocene
Last eruption unknown

The Cerro Solo or El Solo is a 6190  m , according to other sources 6205  m high stratovolcano in the Andes on the edge of the Atacama Desert in the border region of the Argentine province of Catamarca and the Chilean Región de Atacama . To the west of the mountain is the Nevado Tres Cruces National Park and east of the Solo is the Nevado Ojos del Salado . The volcano was the source of large pyroclastic river deposits during the Holocene , which densely filled the neighboring valleys.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Global Volcanism Program - Solo
  2. Solo on Volcano Discovery
  3. Cerro Solo on peakbagger.com