Cerro Solo

Cerro Solo
Cerro Solo from the North
Highest point
Elevation6,215 m (20,390 ft)
Prominence715 m (2,346 ft)
Parent peakNevado Tres Cruces
Coordinates27°6′19.07″S 068°42′47.52″W / 27.1052972°S 68.7132000°W / -27.1052972; -68.7132000
Geography
Cerro Solo
Argentina / Chile
LocationArgentina-Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown
Climbing
First ascent02/21/1950 - Luis Alvarado, Jorge Balastino, Carlos and Oscar Alvarez (Chile)
Easiest routeHike

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

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