Cerro Pollone Explained

Cerro Pollone
Elevation M:2,600
Map:Tierra del Fuego
Location:Argentina and Chile
Range:Andes

Cerro Pollone is a glaciated mountain of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Patagonia, located on the border between Chile and Argentina, west of Mount Fitz Roy, west of Cerro Domo Blanco and in the northern part of the Chaltén mountain range. It has an altitude of 2600 meters above sea level.[1]

On the Chilean side it is located in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, being its eastern side in the Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site, which is an integral part of the park.

Previously Chile claimed the entire mountain, but after the arbitration decision of the dispute of the Desert Lagoon in 1994, the limit was defined in the hill, being recognized as a binational landmark by both countries.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Pollone (ca. 2600m) & nearby peaks. PATA Climb.
  2. Web site: The Laguna del Desierto case . Jusmundi . 2 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile concerning the frontier line between boundary post 62 and Mount Fitzroy . Legal UN . 2 February 2023 . 21 October 1994.