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) 545340 E 7001335 N, 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 (2005-12-31). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 3688 m/12,100 ft   Optimistic Prominence: 3688 m/12,100 ft   Line Parent: Aconcagua   Key Col: 3205 m/10,515 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 630.55 km/391.8 mi    Isolation Limit Point: -32.6525, -70.01 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Aconcagua  (SSW)
Ranges	Continent: South America Range2: Andes Range3: Puna de Atacama (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Puna de Atacama (HP) Internal Drainage-S.A. Worldwide Internal Drainage
Data Source	GPS Reading or LIDAR
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Other Photos

Rock climbing at over 6800 meters/22,000 feet: the summit pitch on Ojos del Salado (2006-01-07). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.

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