Cerro Araral

Cerro Araral
Laguna Hedionda
Highest point
Elevation5,647 m (18,527 ft)[1]
Coordinates21°37′S 68°13′W / 21.617°S 68.217°W / -21.617; -68.217[2]
Geography
Cerro Araral is located in Bolivia
Cerro Araral
Cerro Araral
Location in Bolivia, on the border with Chile
LocationBolivia-Chile
Parent rangeAndes

Cerro Araral is an extinct volcano[3] located in the Andes on the border between Chile and Bolivia in the Potosí Department and in the Antofagasta Region. It has a height of 5647 metres, rising over a base of 3900 metres and covers an area of 109.4 square kilometres (42.2 sq mi). The edifice has a volume of 43.4 cubic kilometres (10.4 cu mi), down from 47.2 cubic kilometres (11.3 cu mi) due to erosion. Based on the erosion rate, the volcano is 1.9[1]-2.75 and forms an alignment with Cerro Ascotan. Its formation may be linked to the Altiplano-Puna Magma Body,[4] which appear to have contributed to part of Araral's magmas.[3] The modern snowline on the mountain lies at more than 5,700 metres (18,700 ft) altitude.[5] There are archeological sites at its base and on its flanks.[6] The volcanism is at first andesitic and later becomes intermediary between andesite and basalt,[7] with olivine, plagioclase and pyroxene.[4]

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  6. ^ Stehberg, Rubén; Cárdenas, Ulises; Cerda, Juan Carlos; Stehberg, Rubén; Cárdenas, Ulises; Cerda, Juan Carlos (2023). "El Camino del Inca en el salar de Ascotán". Estudios atacameños. 69. doi:10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2023-0016. ISSN 0718-1043.
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