Peinado

Peinado
Volcán del Manantial[1]
Volcanic Landscapes of the Central Andes. Shown are Nevado Ojos del Salado, Cerro El Cóndor, and Peinado (top left), along the Argentina-Chile border. Astronaut photo from ISS, 2010
Highest point
Elevation5,890 m (19,320 ft)
Coordinates26°37′23″S 68°06′58″W / 26.623°S 68.116°W / -26.623; -68.116[2]
Geography
Map
LocationArgentina
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption36,800 ± 3,800 years ago[3]

Peinado is a stratovolcano in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It consists of a volcanic cone with a summit crater, surrounded at its foot by lava flows erupted from flank vents. It began erupting about 100,000 years ago, with the last eruption about 36,800 years ago. Future eruptions are possible.

The volcano is part of the Andean Central Volcanic Zone and located within a cluster of calderas and large volcanoes, including the Laguna Amarga caldera just west of Peinado. The climate of the region is cold and dry, but may have been moister in the recent past. North of Peinado lies the salt lake Laguna Peinado.

  1. ^ GVP 2023, Synonyms & Subfeatures.
  2. ^ GVP 2023, General Information.
  3. ^ Grosse et al. 2022, p. 14.