Cerro Bonete Explained

Cerro Bonete
Location:La Rioja, Argentina
Elevation M:6759
Prominence M:1480
Range:Andes

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.

Within the last 3.5 million years, volcanic activity at Cerro Bonete has formed lava domes of dacite and rhyodacite.[1]

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References

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

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