Cerro Ascotan | |
Other Name: | del Jardin |
Elevation M: | 5473 |
Location: | Chile / Bolivia |
Map: | Chile#Argentina |
Map Size: | 150 |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | -21.6833°N -75°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Last Eruption: | Pleistocene |
Cerro Ascotan (also known as Spanish; Castilian: del Jardin) is a volcano on the border between Chile and Bolivia. It is high, above the terrain and a maximum slope in the summit area of 26°. A breach in the edifice is wide and long, with an azimuth of 252°. The current snowline lies between 5700-; during the Pleistocene it was lower at 4900-. The volcano's summit, about one third thereof, was removed by a large explosion, with debris thrown at large distances. Volcanic activity probably occurred during the Pleistocene. The volcano is neighbor to Cerro Araral.