Cerro Solo

Cerro Solo is a large stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, west of Ojos del Salado^[5] with an elevation of 6,215 metres (20,390 ft) metres.^{[6][7][a][b][c]} It consists of nine eruptive centers and is covered in light-colored rhyodacite pyroclastic flow deposits.

Cerro Solo
Cerro Solo from the North
Highest point
Elevation	6,215 m (20,390 ft)[1]
Prominence	715 m (2,346 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Nevado Tres Cruces
Coordinates	27°6′19.07″S 068°42′47.52″W
Geography
Cerro Solo Argentina / Chile
Location	Argentina-Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Unknown
Climbing
First ascent	02/21/1950 - Luis Alvarado, Jorge Balastino, Carlos and Oscar Alvarez (Chile)[3][4]
Easiest route	Hike

Its territory is within the Argentinean protection area of Catamarca High Andean and Puna Lakes Ramsar Site.^[6] It is located in the territory of the Argentinean province of Catamarca (commune of Fiambalá)^[6] and the Chilean province of Copiapo (commune of Copiapó).^[7]

First Ascent

Solo was first climbed by Luis Alvarado, Jorge Balastino, Carlos and Oscar Alvarez (Chile) on 21 February 1950.^[3][13]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Argentina
• List of volcanoes in Chile

Notes

1. Official height of 6205 meters.^[8]
2. Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6200 metres,^[9] SRTM 6200 metres,^[9] ALOS 6183 metres^[10] and TanDEM-X 6241 metres^[11]
3. The height of the nearest key col is 5500 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 715 meters.^[12] Its parent peak is Tres Cruces Sur and the Topographic isolation is 6.5 kilometers.^[2]

External links

• Elevation information about Solo
• Weather Forecast at Solo