List of mountains or elevations in South America

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This is a list of the tallest mountains in South America . For more mountains see the sub-lists by state.

Name of the mountain height Mountains Country Remarks
Aconcagua 6961 m To the Argentina highest mountain outside of Asia, highest mountain in Argentina
Ojos del Salado 6893 m To the Argentina, Chile highest volcano on earth, highest mountain in Chile
Monte Pissis 6795 m To the Argentina Volcano; Altitude information of 6882 m is probably due to a measurement error
Nevado Huascarán 6768 m Cordillera Blanca , Andes Peru highest mountain in Peru
Cerro Bonete Chico 6759 m To the Argentina  
Tres Cruces 6749 m To the Argentina, Chile volcano
Llullaillaco 6739 m To the Argentina, Chile volcano
Mercedario 6720 m To the Argentina  
Yerupaja 6635 m Cordillera Huayhuash , Andes Peru  
Incahuasi 6621 m To the Argentina, Chile volcano
Tupungato 6550 m To the Argentina, Chile volcano
Sajama 6542 m To the Bolivia Volcano, highest mountain in Bolivia
El Muerto 6542 m To the Argentina, Chile volcano
Illimani 6439 m Cordillera Real , Andes Bolivia Extinct volcano
Ancohuma 6425 m To the Bolivia  
Coropuna 6425 m To the Peru Extinct volcano
Antofalla 6409 m To the Argentina active volcano
Huandoy 6395 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru  
Huantsan 6395 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru  
Ausangate 6384 m To the Peru  
Cerro el Libertador 6380 m To the Argentina  
Coropuna Casulla 6377 m Cordillera Occidental, Andes Peru
Illampu 6368 m Cordillera Real, Andes Bolivia  
Chopicalqui 6354 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Parinacota 6348 m To the Chile, Bolivia volcano
Siula Grande 6344 m Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Peru  
Chimborazo 6310 m To the Ecuador Volcano, the highest mountain in Ecuador
Chinchey 6309 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Ampato 6288 m Cordillera de Ampato , Andes Peru volcano
Pomerape 6286 m Cordillera Occidental, Andes Chile, Bolivia volcano
Palcaraju 6274 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru  
Salcantay 6271 m Cordillera Vilcabamba, Andes Peru
Santa Cruz 6259 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Nevado Copa 6188 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Ranrapalca 6162 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Pucaranra 6156 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Hualcan 6122 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Nevado Chacraraju 6112 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru  
Callangate 6110 m Cordillera Vilcanota, Andes Peru
Marmolejo 6108 m To the Argentina, Chile southernmost six-thousander in the world
Chump 6106 m Cordillera Vilcanota, Andes Peru
Alcamarinayoc 6102 m Cordillera Vilcanota, Andes Peru
Huayna Potosí 6088 m To the Bolivia  
Guallatiri 6071 m Cordillera Occidental, Andes Chile  
Chachani 6057 m To the Peru  
Acotango 6052 m Cordillera Occidental, Andes Chile volcano
Quitaraju 6040 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Tocllaraju 6034 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Caraz 6025 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru
Artesonraju 6025 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru "Paramount Mountain"
Uturuncu 6008 m Cordillera de Lípez , Andes Bolivia volcano
Alpamayo 5947 m Cordillera Blanca, Andes Peru "Most beautiful mountain in the world", "White Cathedral"
Licancabur 5920 m To the Bolivia, Chile volcano
Cotopaxi 5897 m To the Ecuador volcano
Misti 5822 m To the Peru volcano
Pastos Grandes 5802 m To the Bolivia Super volcano VEI 7
Cayambe 5796 m To the Ecuador volcano
Pico Cristóbal Colón 5775 m Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , Andes Colombia highest mountain in Colombia (together with Pico Simón Bolívar)
Pico Simón Bolívar 5775 m Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Andes Colombia highest mountain in Colombia (together with Pico Cristóbal Colón)
Antisana 5753 m To the Ecuador volcano
Nevado de Tuco 5454 m Cordillera Blanca Peru  
Nevado del Ruiz 5389 m To the Colombia volcano
Maipo 5323 m To the Argentina, Chile  
Guane iguanas 5105 m To the Chile volcano
Pico Bolívar 4978 m Cordillera of Mérida Venezuela highest mountain in Venezuela
Cerro Rico 4800 m Cordillera Central Bolivia of great historical and economic importance

South America is a continent where the information, even official ones, often vary greatly with regard to heights. This is the problem that Aaron Maizlish tackled on Peaklist.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A website for the mountains of the world based on prominence