| Marmolejo | |
| Map: | Argentina |
| Elevation M: | 6108 |
| Parent Peak: | Tupungato |
| Location: | Argentina-Chile |
| Range: | Principal Cordillera, Andes |
| Coordinates: | -33.734°N -69.878°W |
| Prominence M: | 2103 |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| Last Eruption: | Unknown |
| First Ascent: | 01/10/1928 - Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany)[2] [3] [4] |
Volcán Marmolejo is a 61080NaN0 high Pleistocene stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile.[5] It is located 90NaN0 NNE of the active San José volcano, and is the southernmost 60000NaN0-plus peak in the world.[6] [7] The Argentine portion is within the Argentinean protection area of Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of Cordillera. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the two cities: Argentinean city of Tunuyán and the Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.
Marmolejo was first climbed by Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany) October 1, 1928.[8] [9] [10]
It has an official height of 6108 meters.[11] Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6097 metres,[12] ASTER 6103 metres,[13] ALOS 6085 metres[14] and TanDEM-X 6129 metres.[15] The height of the nearest key col is 4005 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2103 meters.[16] Marmolejo is considered a Mountain Range according to the Dominance System [17] and its dominance is 34.43%. Its parent peak is Tupungato and the Topographic isolation is 42.9 kilometers.