Cumbre del Laudo

Nevada, Sierra

Complex volcano · Chile-Argentina · 6173m

This April 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 23 km across) highlights the lava flow morphologies of the Sierra Nevada complex in Chile. The complex covers around 225 km2 and has at least 12 vents with associated lava flows. The 1-km-wide Cumbre del Laudo crater is on the eastern end with an oxidized scoria deposit around the vent. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/). · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Complex volcano
Country: Chile-Argentina
Region: South America Volcanic Regions / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 6173m
Coordinates: -26.480, -68.580
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: No Data (checked)

Geological summary

The Sierra Nevada volcanic complex, located in one of the most inaccessible parts of the Central Andes, covers an area of about 225 km2 astride the Chile-Argentina border. The complex is of partial Holocene age and includes at least 12 volcanic vents with associated lava flows (de Silva and Francis, 1991). Craters up to 400 m in diameter and large andesitic lava flows that extend up to 7 km with well-developed flow ridges are present. The oldest part of the complex, at its eastern end in Argentina, includes two stratovolcanoes, one with a 1-km-wide summit crater.

From Wikipedia

Cumbre del Laudo is a mountain in the Andes Mountains of Argentina. It has a height of 6,152 metres (20,184 ft).

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Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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