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Central Argentina-Chile Andes

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Aconcagua (6962 m/22,841 ft)
Countries	Argentina (80%), Chile (20%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Mendoza (18%), Neuquén (16%), San Juan (15%), Río Negro (13%), La Rioja (12%), La Pampa (4%), Coquimbo (3%), Los Lagos (3%), Biobío (3%), Maule (3%), Araucanía (3%), Atacama (2%), Santiago (1%), Catamarca (1%), O'Higgins (1%), Valparaíso (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	597,432 sq km / 230,669 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,630 km / 1,013 mi North-South 757 km / 471 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 7' S; 68° 36' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Argentina-Chile Andes
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Central Argentina-Chile Andes.

Andes	Level 2 (Parent)
Cordillera de Merida	Level 3 (Sibling)
Colombian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Ecuador Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Peruvian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Bolivian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Puna de Atacama	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Argentina-Chile Andes	Level 3
Patagonian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Argentina-Chile Andes

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Aconcagua	6962	22,841
2.	Cerro Mercedario	6720	22,047
3.	Cerro Tupungato	6565	21,539
4.	Majadita	6280	20,604
5.	La Mesa	6230	20,440
6.	Cerro los Olivares	6216	20,394
7.	Ramada	6200+	20,341+
8.	Cerro del Toro	6168	20,236
9.	Cerro las Tórtolas	6160	20,210
10.	Pabellón	6152	20,184
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Central Argentina-Chile Andes

Aconcagua: Aconcagua from the Mendoza park entrance. Photo by John Sype.

Adolfo Calle: Adolfo Calle is often used as a training and acclimitization climb for Aconcagua climbers.

Volcán Tromen: Volcán Tromen, a major Argentine volcano.

Volcán Lanín: The volcano in the distance is Lanin, once of the many the dot the landscape in southern Chile.

Volcán Llaima: The Llaima Volcano erupted 10 days after this photo was taken in December, 2007.

Volcán Lonquimay: The Lonquimay Volcano, framed by the forest of southern Chile.

Volcán Villarrica: Gazing out at Villarrica from the southeast.

Volcán Choshuenco: The symmetrical form of Volcan Choshuenco in Chile.

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