Ojos del Salado, Argentina/Chile

Alternate Name(s)	Nevado Ojos del Salado
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	27° 6' 35'' S; 68° 32' 33'' W -27.109671, -68.54257 (Dec Deg) 545340E 7001335N Zone 19 (UTM)
Country	Argentina Chile (Highest Point)
State/Province	Catamarca (Highest Point) Atacama (Highest Point)
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Ojos del Salado, the second highest peak in the Andes, is often entirely snow-free due to its location in the arid Atacama. Photo courtesy of Ken Jones. Click here for original larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Clean Prominence: 3688 m/12,100 ft Optimistic Prominence: 3688 m/12,100 ft Key Col: 3205 m/10,515 ft     Key Col Lat/Long: 31° 9' 57'' S; 70° 24' 23'' W     Key Col Map Links: Bing Maps   MSN/Encarta   Google Maps
Isolation	630.66 km/391.87 mi Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Aconcagua  (SSW) Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Ranges	Continent: South America Range2: Andes Range3: Puna de Atacama (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Atacama Salars (HP) Internal Drainage-S.A. Worldwide Internal Drainage
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Other Photos

Rock climbing at over 6800 meters/22,000 feet: the summit pitch on Ojos del Salado. Photo courtesy of Ken Jones. Click here for original larger-size photo.

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