Nevado Tres Cruces Central facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nevado Tres Cruces Central |
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Tres Cruces Massif from Ojos del Salado, looking west. Center, Nevado Tres Cruces Central. Left, Nevado Tres Cruces.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,629 m (21,749 ft) |
| Prominence | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Central three crosses |
| Language of name | Spanish |
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 Nevado Tres Cruces Central
Location in Chile
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| Parent range | Andes Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cordillera Claudio Gay, Central Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | 28,000 years ago. |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Stefan Osiecki and Witold Paryski, 1937 |
| Easiest route | Walk |
Nevado Tres Cruces Central is the second summit of an extinct volcanic massif, located in the Andes mountain range in the Atacama region of northern (Chile).
This summit, the second in altitude of the Tres Cruces massif, reaches 6629 meters above sea level, and a topographic prominence of nearly 610 meters in relation to the main or south summit. It is the highest summit located entirely in Chilean territory. Along with the south summit, it is the most visited of the massif; the col that connects them allows the ascent of both during the same expedition. That is the case of the first summiters, the Poles Stefan Osiecki and Witold Paryski, on 26 February 1937.
It has a crater of about one kilometer diameter.
See also
In Spanish: Nevado Tres Cruces Central para niños
