Paniri

Paniri

The Paniri volcano as seen from the south, with the summit of the San Pablo volcano in the background.
Highest point
Elevation 5,960 m (19,550 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,653 m (5,423 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 22°03′33″S 68°13′42″W / 22.05917°S 68.22833°W / -22.05917; -68.22833Coordinates: 22°03′33″S 68°13′42″W / 22.05917°S 68.22833°W / -22.05917; -68.22833[2]
Geography
Paniri

Chile

Location Antofagasta, Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown
Climbing
First ascent pre-Columbian

Paniri (Aymara) is a stratovolcano located in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile, and near the border with Bolivia. To its northwest lie the twin volcanoes San Pedro and San Pablo, and to its southeast lies Cerro del León, from which it is separated by the huge Chao lava dome.

Claudio Lucero and Nelson Muñoz made the first recorded ascent of Paniri in 1972. They found archaeological remains on its summit.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Paniri, Chile". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Argentina and Chile, North: Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  3. Humberto Barrera, "Paniri", American Alpine Journal, 1974, p. 194. Available at AAJ Online (PDF).

External links


Paniri (top left), the Chao dacite dome complex, and Cerro del León, viewed from Landsat 8, 2013


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