Mountains of Argentina

Monte Pissis is an extinct volcano in Argentina. The mountain is the third highest in the Western Hemisphere, and is located about 550 km north of Aconcagua (6962 m). ...more on Wikipedia about "Monte Pissis"

Palei-Aike Volc Field is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene Palei-Aike volcanic field at the border of Argentina and Chile. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palei-Aike Volc Field"

Payun Matru is a shield volcano in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Payun Matru"

Peinado is a stratovolcano in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peinado"

Puesto Cortaderas is a Pyroclastic cone in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Puesto Cortaderas"

Risco Plateado is a stratovolcano in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Risco Plateado"

Robledo is a town in Medellin, Colombia. Robledo is also the name of a stratovolcano at the border of Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robledo"

The Sierra de Córdoba (sometimes called the Sierras de Córdoba) is a mountain range in central Argentina, located between the Pampas to the east and south, the Chaco to the north and the foothills of the Andes to the west. Almost the entire range, except for the southwestern margin in San Luis Province, is located in Córdoba Province. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sierra de Córdoba"

Sierra Nevada, also known as Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, is a volcano complex which lies in both Chile and Argentina. Some of the complex is of Holocene age, but there is also Pleistocene volcanism evident. The older material is to the east in Argentina. The complex lies in one of the most remote regions of the Andes, making study difficult. It covers a total area of 225 km². ...more on Wikipedia about "Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas"

Socompa is a stratovolcano at the border of Argentina and Chile. A large composite complex, Socompa is best known for its large debris avalanche deposit, widely accepted as the best preserved example of this type deposit in the world. The volcano is dificult to reach - either from the north along dirt tracks south of the Miscanti Pass, or from the west via the Escondida copper mine. Both routes require a full-day's driving and for any reasonable mount of time to be spent at Socompa would need significant planning. ...more on Wikipedia about "Socompa"

Tipas is a volcano complex in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tipas"

Trocon are lava domes in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Trocon"

Tromen is a stratovolcano in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tromen"

Tronador is a mountain in the border between Argentina and Chile near Bariloche, in the Nahuel Huapí National Park. It is covered by seven glaciers and it is 3,491 meters high. It was named Tronador ( Spanish for 'Thunderer') by locals in reference of the sound of falling seracks. It was first climbed by Hermann Claussen on 29 January 1934 in solitary after several attempts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tronador"

Viedma is a subglacial volcano in Argentina. The 1988 eruption deposited ash and pumice on the Patagonian Icecap and produced a mudflow that reached Viedma Lake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Viedma (volcano)"

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