Volcán Marmolejo is a high

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in the

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on the border between

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and

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. It is located NNE of the active San José volcano, and is the southernmost -plus peak in the world. The Argentine portion is within the Argentinean protection area of Provincial Reserve for Multiple Use and Natural Recreation Manzano / Portillo de Piuquenes. It is on the border of two provinces: Argentinean province of Mendoza and Chilean province of

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. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the two cities: Argentinean city of Tunuyán and the Chilean commune of San José de Maipo.

First ascent

Marmolejo was first climbed by Hermann Sattler, Sebastian Krückel and Albrecht Maass (Germany) October 1, 1928.

Elevation

It has an official height of 6108 meters. Other data from available

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yields 6097 metres, ASTER 6103 metres,

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6085 metres and

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6129 metres. The height of the nearest

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is 4005

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, leading to a

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of 2103

. Marmolejo is considered a Mountain Range according to the ''Dominance System'' and its dominance is 34.43%. Its

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and the

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is 42.9

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External links

SI Google Earth Placemarks
- Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: download placemarks with SI Holocene volcano-data.
Elevation information about Marmolejo

Weather Forecast at Marmolejo

References

* (includes Marmolejo) * (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru) * Volcanoes of Santiago Metropolitan Region Mountains of Mendoza Province Mountains of Santiago Metropolitan Region Volcanoes of Mendoza Province Six-thousanders of the Andes Principal Cordillera Mountains of Argentina Mountains of Chile Stratovolcanoes of Argentina Stratovolcanoes of Chile Pleistocene stratovolcanoes {{Chile-glacier-stub

First ascent

Elevation

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