Cerro Bonete

Cerro Bonete is a mountain in the north of the province of La Rioja, Argentina, near the provincial border with Catamarca. Its summit is 6,759 m above mean sea level, making it the fifth-highest separate mountain in the Americas (after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, Monte Pissis, and Huascaran). SRTM data disproves the frequently-made claim that its summit is 6,872 m above sea level.

Cerro Bonete
Bonete from the south.
Highest point
Elevation6,759 m (22,175 ft)
Prominence1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Coordinates28.0187°S 68.7561°W / -28.0187; -68.7561 (Cerro Bonete)[1]
Geography
LocationLa Rioja, Argentina
Parent rangeAndes

Within the last 3.5 million years, volcanic activity at Cerro Bonete has formed lava domes of dacite and rhyodacite.[2]

See also

References

  1. Cerro Bonete on Google Maps
  2. Mpodozis, C.; Kay, S. M. (2009). Evolution of < 10 Ma Valle Ancho Region Lavas, Southern End of the Central Andean Volcanic Zone (~27.5°S). XII Congreso Geológico Chileno. Santiago. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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