Cerro Solo

Cerro Solo
Highest point
Elevation 2,221 m (7,287 ft)
Coordinates 27°06′30″S 68°43′0″W / 27.10833°S 68.71667°W / -27.10833; -68.71667Coordinates: 27°06′30″S 68°43′0″W / 27.10833°S 68.71667°W / -27.10833; -68.71667
Geography
Location Argentina-Chile
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown
Climbing
First ascent 1949
Easiest route Hike

Cerro Solo is a large stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, west of Ojos del Salado. It consists of nine eruptive centers and is covered in light-colored rhyodacite pyroclastic flow deposits.

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