Monte San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo
Monte Cochrane

San Lorenzo showing the route of ascent from the Chilean side.
Highest point
Elevation 3,706 m (12,159 ft)[1]
Prominence 3,319 m (10,889 ft)[2]
Ranked 60th
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 47°35′30″S 72°18′24″W / 47.59167°S 72.30667°W / -47.59167; -72.30667Coordinates: 47°35′30″S 72°18′24″W / 47.59167°S 72.30667°W / -47.59167; -72.30667[2]
Geography
San Lorenzo

Location in Chile

Location Patagonia
Santa Cruz, Argentina/
Aisén, Chile border
Parent range Andes
Climbing
First ascent 1943 by Alberto María de Agostini[3]

Monte San Lorenzo, also known as Monte Cochrane, is a mountain on the border between Argentina and Chile in Patagonia, reaching a height of 3,706 metres (12,159 ft).[4] The Chilean name of Cochrane comes from the nearby town of Cochrane where climbers often approach the mountain. The peak was first climbed by Alberto María de Agostini in 1943. The peak gained further notoriety in 2014 when professional ski-mountaineers JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson perished on its slopes in a large Avalanche.

The mountain is covered by three large glaciers (two in Argentina and one in Chile). The Argentine glaciers show clear evidence of retreat.[5]

NASA image of San Lorenzo as seen form the south.

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