Cerro Tuzgle

Cerro Tuzgle
Cerro Tuzgle, an extinct stratovolcano
Elevation	5,500 m (18,045 ft)
Location
Location	Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina
Range	Andes
Coordinates	24.05°S 66.48°W / -24.05; -66.48
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	Holocene ?
Last eruption	Unknown
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Cerro Tuzgle, an extinct stratovolcano in Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina

Cerro Tuzgle is an extinct stratovolcano in northwestern Argentina. It is located roughly 23 kilometers (14 mi) northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres and 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northwest of the Viaducto la Polvorilla in Los Andes Department, Salta Province. It is the easternmost young stratovolcano of the central Andes, located about 120 kilometers (75 mi) east of the main volcanic arc.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Argentina

Source

• "Cerro Tuzgle". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1505-15-.