Nevado Sajama

Nevado Sajama
Highest point
Elevation6,542 m (21,463 ft)
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates18°06′29″S 68°52′59″W / 18.10806°S 68.88306°W / -18.10806; -68.88306[1]
Naming
EtymologyAymara chak xaña, "west"[2]
Native nameChak Xaña (Aymara)
Geography
Nevado Sajama is located in Bolivia
Nevado Sajama
Nevado Sajama
CountryBolivia
DepartmentOruro Department
Parent rangeCordillera Occidental (Andes)

Nevado Sajama ([neˈβaðo saˈxama]; Aymara: Chak Xaña) is an extinct volcano and the highest peak in Bolivia. The mountain is located in Sajama Province, in Oruro Department. It is situated in Sajama National Park and is a composite volcano consisting of a stratovolcano on top of several lava domes. It is not clear when it erupted last but it may have been during the Pleistocene or Holocene.

The mountain is covered by an ice cap, and Polylepis tarapacana trees occur up to 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) elevation.

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TenorioAjacopa2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).